> Assuming you have the concept right, if I have 'MaxClients 50' and > 'MaxSpareServers 10', there should never be more than 60 apache2 > processes running and I should be able to serve up to 50 simultaneous > TCP sessions?
I'd guess it wouldnt go past 50. > Can anyone explain why I have 20 apache2 processes running moments > after an apache2 restart with 'MaxSpareServers 10' and without more > than 1 or 2 simultaneous TCP sessions? Do you have StartServer set to 10 (default is 2 or 3) Have any TCP sessions recently closed? Maybe the Server isn't re-cycled until the *_WAIT TCP states have timed out.