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Apache defaults to using prefork on Linux.

Prefork is pretty much Apache-speak for "please munch all my memory and then lock up if more than a handful of people turn up at once".

Nginx or Lighttpd + PHP-FPM behave almost as badly if you choose dynamic mode and don't pick the right values.




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