>> -----Original Message----- >> From: Chris Robertson [mailto:crobertson@xxxxxxx] >> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 10:55 AM >> To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: RE: [squid-users] 2 squid processes >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Discussion Lists [mailto:discussions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 8:16 AM >> > To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > Subject: [squid-users] 2 squid processes >> > >> > >> > All, >> > Obscure question here: Has anyone been able to get 2 squid >> processes >> > running? I remember corresponding to a gentleman a while >> back who was >> > able to get it to work, and he gave me his init-scripts, and conf >> > files. Since then I have been unable to find that stuff try >> as I may, >> > so I wanted to check with you good folks to see if any of you have >> > something like that which can help me? The problem is that >> the single >> > squid process can't handle all of what I want: >> > >> > -Internal squid listener for proxy clients >> > -External squid listener to publish our websites Port 80. -External >> > squid listener to publish SSL Port 443. >> > >> > I found the following link (scroll down a third of the way) and it >> > describes how to do this, but it would be really helpful to >> see config >> > files, and init files. >> > >> > >> http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:OwnNlpbABqgJ:www.swelltech.com/supp >> > or >> > >> t/webminguide/ch03.html+%22two+squid+processes%22&hl=en&client >> =firefox-a >> > >> > Thanks! >> >> I have two squid processes running on one box, but only to >> take advantage of a second processor. One instance Squid is >> capable of running as both a caching proxy, and a >> web-accelerator (http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-20.html). >> >> In any case, if you want to follow the path of running two >> processes, then you just need to follow the FAQ on setting up >> each conf file. The directives that MUST be different for >> each conf file are http_port, icp_port (if it's not set to >> 0), cache_dir, cache_access_log (if not set to /dev/null), >> cache_log, cache_swap_log, pid_filename, and snmp_port (if >> squid was compiled with snmp support). >> >> You can use the same squid binary for both processes, just >> specify a different conf file for them to use (e.g. squid -f >> /path/to/accelerator.conf && squid -f /path/to/cache.conf). >> >> Chris >> > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion Lists [mailto:discussions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:24 AM > To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [squid-users] 2 squid processes > > > Okay I read your adivice and finally was able to find blurb about it in > the FAQ. So my question is this . . . How do I get the second process > to create its own cache? I can see how to set it up in init to use a > different cache location, but it still needs to know how to create it. > How would I go about doing that? > > Thanks! > "squid -f /path/to/second/squid.conf -z" ought to do it. Chris
