Hi, I recently managed to get the RAM consumption of my server under control. It had nothing to do with mod_perl ... the culprit was my ISP's config script loading in *tons* of extra modules conditionally. Three versions of mod_php + mod_python all helped to contribute to turn the Apache children into 100 Meg monsters! So a quick: ps -aux | grep httpd, shows RAM closer to 20M:
root 29354 0.0 1.5 20064 16488 ? S 13:48 0:02 /usr/sbin/httpd - apache 30549 0.6 1.8 22128 18628 ? S 14:27 0:00 [httpd] apache 30561 1.2 1.9 23628 20240 ? S 14:27 0:01 [httpd] apache 30571 0.6 1.8 22056 18572 ? S 14:28 0:00 [httpd] apache 30578 0.8 1.7 21736 18284 ? S 14:28 0:00 [httpd] Now I'm wondering how much more RAM I can save? Does anyone have a really lean and mean mod_perl, Apache configuration ... if so, how big are your Apache children? NIge -- Nigel Hamilton Turbo10 Metasearch Engine email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: +44 (0) 207 987 5460 fax: +44 (0) 207 987 5468 ________________________________________________________________________________ http://turbo10.com Search Deeper. Browse Faster.