Building PHP modules makes it very easy to load optional functionality however it will decrease performance, sometimes drastically.
I hand build PHP because of this reason and also because I want upgrades as soon as they are released and ports usually lags a few days. It is also possible something changed in PHP between the two installs, I'd try a hand compile of PHP without using modules for the functionality you know you want. There is a lot of really good information available about tuning PHP + Apache that can be accessed by searching on google.com. Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjorn Swift > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 6:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Load increase after upgrading php4 > > Early September I upgraded php4 using the new php port structure (that > is php4 and php4-extensions). Since then I have noticed quite an > increase in server load - I'd say my current load is about five times > what it was before. Graph available here: > http://bjorn.swift.is/tmp/hermes-uptime-year.png > > I suspect this being because the "new way" seems to compile everything > as loadable modules. My question is basically whether "this is just how > it is" and that I should compile php myself I want it built as one > binary - or if this increase in load is something not to be expected. > > Has anyone else witnessed anything like this on their servers? What did > you do ? > > The server is a patched FreeBSD 4.8 running php 4.3.8 and apache 1.3.31. > It's not a heavy loaded one, serving an average of just over 3 req/sec, > but most of the files (besides images) are rather bloated php scripts; > webmail, message boards and such. The server is running Nick Lindridge's > PHP Accelerator. > > If anyone has any tips or thoughts they would be greatly appreciated. > > (Would freebsd-isp perhaps be a better list for a question of this > sort?) > > Cheers, > Bjorn Swift _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"