hi all, we have busy web site and for last few weeks we have problem with apache processes eat all memory (that is problem, but not topic here). I attempt to control problem by lowering ServerLimit (documentation states that is max number of apache processes). ServerLimit is at 75 (confirmed by /server-info as active value), but 'ps auxw' show around 90-95 processes. process creation times are within 10 minutes. i was try to report that as bug (in my view it is), but i got redirected here. :) here is part of server config as-is: <IfModule mpm_worker_module> ServerLimit 75 ThreadLimit 30 StartServers 11 MinSpareThreads 45 MaxSpareThreads 95 ThreadsPerChild 25 MaxClients 1500 MaxRequestsPerChild 500 </IfModule> tech info: server is 12core, 8Gb ram. cpu usage is about 20-25% under normal load. memory is about 45-50% in use at busier part of day. apache is 2.2.14, gcc 4.3.4, gentoo distribution. php is 5.2.12. problem development: at some point in time processes start to eat more memory (all, not single one), and server locks after 3-5 minutes (no swap configured as this make stuff even more painful). if i grab some server statistics (ps, netstat, df...) between start of problem and lock-up, i see there are more apache processes than configured to be. is this a bug in ServerLimit or that directive really cannot keep server processes limited to number? fli --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx