Re: number of connection on Windows Apache

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On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:41 -0400, "Craig Huffstetler" <craig.huffstetler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 16:51, <go1010@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi, I am using Apache 2.2.17 on Windows Server. To experiment with the
limit of number of simultaneous connection, I used the directive
ThreadsPerChild set the number to 1. So I am only supposed to be able to
have one connection at a time. But I am surprised to see I can use two
curl clients to download files at the same time. I wonder how to explain
this.

 

You should use MaxClients run-time argument and not worry about ThreadsPerChild configuration option for what you are trying to accomplish (1 simultaneous connection). MaxClients is a run-time argument that sets the limit on maximum simultaneous requests that can be supported by the server.

 

If there are more concurrent connections to your Apache daemon than the number set using MaxClients, the requests will be queued up to a number based on ListenBacklog directive.

 

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Craig

 

Craig,

 

I would like to try the MaxClients setting. Are you talking about adding the following as the command line arguments -

httpd.exe -c "MaxClients 2"? Based on Apache document, MaxClients is only available to modules beos, prefork and worker. I am not sure is available for Windows. The only module available on Windows is winnt.

 

Thanks, Andrew