https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/4-hpapache-processes-running/m-p/3824144#M270680 Hi guys,<BR /><BR />When i do ps-ef|grep hpapache2,<BR /><BR />o/p is www 28379 21223 0 Jun 3 ? 1:24 /opt/hpapache2/bin/httpd -d /opt/hpapache2 -k start<BR /> root 21223 1 0 Dec 11 ? 10:14 /opt/hpapache2/bin/httpd -d /opt/hpapache2 -k start<BR /> xyz 2957 2288 0 12:35:29 pts/0 0:00 grep apache<BR /> www 15825 21223 0 May 15 ? 3:16 /opt/hpapache2/bin/httpd -d /opt/hpapache2 -k start<BR /> www 24039 21223 0 Jun 1 ? 1:31 /opt/hpapache2/bin/httpd -d /opt/hpapache2 -k start<BR /><BR /><BR />Hi may i know why are the child procs running in turn are started almost 4-5 mnths....?<BR /><BR />Whereas in one of our servers http was consuming 100% cpu utilisn so i killed the procs and restarted it....and now all the 3 procs are started simulataneously one after another...May i know why????<BR /> Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:07:15 GMT jhingoor 2006-07-15T02:07:15Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/4-hpapache-processes-running/m-p/3824144#M270680 Hi guys,<BR /><BR />When i do ps-ef|grep hpapache2,<BR /><BR />o/p is www 28379 21223 0 Jun 3 ? 1:24 /opt/hpapache2/bin/httpd -d /opt/hpapache2 -k start<BR /> root 21223 1 0 Dec 11 ? 10:14 /opt/hpapache2/bin/httpd -d /opt/hpapache2 -k start<BR /> xyz 2957 2288 0 12:35:29 pts/0 0:00 grep apache<BR /> www 15825 21223 0 May 15 ? 3:16 /opt/hpapache2/bin/httpd -d /opt/hpapache2 -k start<BR /> www 24039 21223 0 Jun 1 ? 1:31 /opt/hpapache2/bin/httpd -d /opt/hpapache2 -k start<BR /><BR /><BR />Hi may i know why are the child procs running in turn are started almost 4-5 mnths....?<BR /><BR />Whereas in one of our servers http was consuming 100% cpu utilisn so i killed the procs and restarted it....and now all the 3 procs are started simulataneously one after another...May i know why????<BR /> Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:07:15 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/4-hpapache-processes-running/m-p/3824144#M270680 jhingoor 2006-07-15T02:07:15Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/4-hpapache-processes-running/m-p/3824145#M270681 Shalom,<BR /><BR />Take a look at http.conf, which should be in /opt/hpws under apache2/conf and you will see that there are a certain number of processes started when the apache2 web server starts up.<BR /><BR />This provides better performance on systems than waiting until there is a client browsing.<BR /><BR />In other words its perectly normal, nothing to worry about having a few apache processes open on and idle system.<BR /><BR /><BR />SEP<BR />Don't worry, where I live isn't be shelled! Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:35:50 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/4-hpapache-processes-running/m-p/3824145#M270681 Steven E. Protter 2006-07-15T13:35:50Z