How do I know if Apache is running Prefork or worker?

Which MPM is actually running can be shown using this process:

  1. Enable Apache mod_info.
  2. Query the mod_info url, typically curl localhost/server-info.
  3. The “Server Settings” section will show “MPM Name: Worker”
  4. Run httpd -V again — it will still show prefork, not worker.

How do you check Apache CGI module is enabled?

  1. Use the following command to find out which Apache Modules are enabled/loaded in Linux: $ apache2ctl -M.
  2. Enabled/Loaded is another simple approach to acquiring a list of Apache Modules, as seen below — $ apachectl -t -D DUMP_MODULES.

How do I enable Apache Prefork?

In such case, run the following commands to disable MPM worker & event, and enable prefork. Restart Apache server to apply changes. Enable MPM Prefork. Restart Apache Server to apply changes.

What is Prefork in Apache?

Prefork. With the Prefork module installed, Apache is a non-threaded, pre-forking web server. That means that each Apache child process contains a single thread and handles one request at a time. Because of that, it consumes more resources than the threaded MPMs: Worker and Event.

How do I enable CGI in httpd?

To enable CGI in your Apache server. you need to Load module file mod_cgi.so or mod_cgid.so in your Apache configuration file. The CentOS, Red Hat, Fedora and other rpm based distributions edit /etc/httpd/conf.

How do I enable Apache modules?

To enable this module, follow these steps:

  1. Edit the main Apache configuration file at installdir/apache2/conf/httpd.conf and add the line shown below: LoadModule remoteip_module modules/mod_remoteip.so.
  2. Restart Apache and confirm that the module is active: Only use sudo if the stack was installed as root.

What is Prefork MPM?

Prefork MPM uses multiple child processes with one thread each and each process handles one connection at a time. Worker MPM uses multiple child processes with many threads each. Each thread handles one connection at a time.

How do I use apache2buddy?

Downloading and running the apache2buddy.pl script

  1. Open a terminal window.
  2. Issue the command sudo su. (If you’re running a distribution that doesn’t use sudo, omit sudo from the command.)
  3. Type your sudo (or root) password and hit the Enter key on your keyboard.
  4. Allow the script to run.

What is the difference between Prefork MPM and worker MPM?

How do I run a CGI script in Apache?

Enable server-wide execution

  1. Connect to your server as root or a sudo user via SSH.
  2. Open the httpd.conf file for editing: vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf. vi tip:
  3. Locate this line: Filename: httpd.conf #AddHandler cgi-script .cgi.
  4. Restart Apache with the following command: /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart.

How do I find my CGI URL?

Finding the url for your cgi-bin directory The /usr/lib/cgi-bin/ is cgi-bin directory. If you have public_htm directory then cgi-bin directory should be inside that directory. Once you located cgi-bin directory you can use it.