For me, setting the ServerName property in httpd.conf fixed the delays (they were up to 10 seconds at worst): # ServerName gives the name and port that the server uses to identify itself. # This can often be determined automatically, but we recommend you specify # it explicitly to prevent problems during startup. # # … Read more
You misunderstand port numbers: a server listens only on one port and can have large numbers of open sockets from clients connecting to that one port. On the TCP level the tuple (source ip, source port, destination ip, destination port) must be unique for each simultaneous connection. That means a single client cannot open more … Read more
The short answer is: Nobody can answer this question except you. The long answer is that benchmarking your specific workload is something that you need to undertake yourself, because it’s a bit like asking “How long is a piece of string?”. A simple one-page static website could be hosted on a Pentium Pro 150 and … Read more
To list apache loaded modules use: apachectl -M or: apachectl -t -D DUMP_MODULES or on RHEL,CentoS, Fedora: httpd -M For more options man apachectl. All these answers can be found just by little google search.
The sites-* folders are managed by nginx_ensite and nginx_dissite. For Apache httpd users who find this with a search, the equivalents is a2ensite/a2dissite. The sites-available folder is for storing all of your vhost configurations, whether or not they’re currently enabled. The sites-enabled folder contains symlinks to files in the sites-available folder. This allows you to … Read more
When deciding what permissions to use, you need to know exactly who your users are and what they need. A webserver interacts with two types of user. Authenticated users have a user account on the server and can be provided with specific privileges. This usually includes system administrators, developers, and service accounts. They usually make … Read more