SL (and I presume the upstream distro) ships with an Apache httpd.conf file that loads something like 60 modules. The windows philosophy - throw in everything rather than risk a tech support question about something obscure that doesn't work.
Ivan Ristic's book "Apache Security" points out that every unneeded module opens a potential security hole. I run almost a dozen virtual websites on my server, with wikis, mailing lists, password-accessed web pages, subversion, redirects, rewrites, and many other features, yet I was able to reduce the number of loaded modules down to 17 (and possibly 13, if I remove a seldom used webapp that uses caching). I don't know for sure that apache is faster or more secure after the slim-down, but I feel better. :-) I won't reveal to the world (and evildoers) what modules I am still using, but those interested can contact me off the list. Keith -- Keith Lofstrom [email protected] Voice (503)-520-1993 KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon" Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Scan ICs
