Re: regular high CPU usage by apache

[Markus Schabel <markus.schabel@tgm.ac.at>]

fabriciocannini wrote:
>  > I'm using the latest packages from testing.
>
> You are using the latest beta or latest stable version?

I'm using version 1.3.26-1.1 from debian/testing.
php{ldap|mysql} 4.1.2-5

> What means, or how much % of load means "fine" ?

That means 0.0 in top.

> What kind of box is it running ?(specs.)

Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.70GHz, 512MB RAM
Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78)
SCSI storage controller: ICP Vortex Computersysteme GmbH GDT 6557RP

> Check out all the services that u start together when u starts Apache,
> maybe u r running unnessecesary services together with Apache.

Starting apache doesn't start any other services. It must be apache or
some kind infinite loop in a squirrelmail-script...

regards
Markus

> -> "Computers are like airconditioners:
>    They stop working properly if you open windows."
>
>
>
> Markus Schabel escreveu:
>
> > Hello!
> >
> > I'm running apache well on most systems, but on my mailserver
> > (debian/testing with php and squirrelmail) my apache frequently
> > needs _very_ much CPU power. Regular loadaverage is about 0.01,
> > but when this apache-thing occours it is between 1 and 2. Top
> > says that my apache uses 99% CPU.
> >
> >   PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM   TIME COMMAND
> >  1689 www-data  17   0  7148 7008  2788 R    95.0  1.3  1347m apache
> >
> > When I restart apache all is fine again. Any ideas what is wrong? I'm
> > using the latest packages from testing.
> >
> > regards
>
>
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