Topic: Apache Performance Customization on Windows is not Working

[Assaadh]

Hello,

I am currently deploying a web application on 2 servers with the following configuration:

Server A (Web Server) – Windows Server Standard 2012 – 11 GB RAM – 2 x 4 Cores

Installed Apache httpd-2.4.12-win32-VC11 as a service using httpd.exe -k install.
php-5.6.10-Win32-VC11-x86
vcredist_x86
msodbcsql

The reason I am using those exact versions is for compatibility reasons with the web application. Additionally, I am not using the 64 bit versions because it is still experimental and I need stable versions because I am installing them on a production server.

Server B (Database Server) – Windows Server Standard 2012 – 17 GB RAM – 1 x 2 Cores

SQL Standard Edition 2012

All my configuration seems working well so far – Hopefully. (kindly find attached the phpinfo page). Kindly be advised that whenever I try to open http://localhost or http://127.0.0.1 I cannot get the “It Works!” but I am able to login normally and use the application.

The issue I am facing is regarding the performance. After doing a load and performance test, I am receiving some results indicating a limitation in the Apache performance. I am assuming that I need to make additional configurations under the hood in order to maximize the performance of Apache.

Note: The application is going to be used by 2000 users. Please note that my knowledge in Apache is very limited.

Following the search I made, I have been able to do the below without any success of making them work:

1- Enable MPM on WinNT
2- Keep Alive – Is by default On. I tried to turn it off from the httpd-default.conf file (I switched the value from on to off) but it seems that it is still on. (check phpinfo page).
3- KeepAlive timeout decreased to 5. Yet it is still the same.
4- MaxKeppaliveRequests 100
5- EnableSendfile Off
6- EnableMMAP off
7- Changed ThreadsPerChild from 150 to 1000

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Apache Version Apache/2.4.12 (Win32) PHP/5.6.10
Apache API Version 20120211
Server Administrator admin@example.com
Hostname:Port localhost:80
Max Requests Per Child: 0 - Keep Alive: on - Max Per Connection: 100
Timeouts Connection: 60 - Keep-Alive: 5
Virtual Server No
Server Root C:/Apache24
Loaded Modules core mod_win32 mpm_winnt http_core mod_so mod_access_compat mod_actions mod_alias mod_allowmethods mod_asis mod_auth_basic mod_authn_core mod_authn_file mod_authz_core mod_authz_groupfile mod_authz_host mod_authz_user mod_autoindex mod_cgi mod_dir mod_env mod_headers mod_include mod_isapi mod_log_config mod_mime mod_negotiation mod_rewrite mod_setenvif mod_php5
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• How do I Increase the Max requests?
• How do I apply the configuration (nothing is happening when I change the values)?
• Is there any additional configuration I can apply?

I have attached some log files which might be useful.

N.B: I am using Notepad++ as administrator.

Attachments are available on this link

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2b6kjyml14oztlj/AAC70EvyuOyfTBrUaeYWwse0a?dl=0

Hope i can get the help i need.
Thank you,

[glsmith]

Your problem with KeepAlive is because you did not "Include" httpd-default.conf, it's commented out in httpd.conf