RE: [PHP] hwo stable is apache2 + php ?

From: Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 22:12:49 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] hwo stable is apache2 + php ?
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ahh so its the other way round , so some extensions are not multi threaded compatible ? or is it libraries php backend uses ? if they are just extensions which ones are not compatible would be good to know. seriously if its just extensions that cant be used with httpd2 the workaround for that is dont use them ! :D > On Sat, 17 May 2003, Robert Mena wrote: >> Why is the combo (apache2+php) not suited to high load >> systems ? > > Because it hasn't been adequately tested under load and there are known > threading issues in a number of 3rd-party libraries commonly hooked > into PHP. If you stay with the prefork MPM you might get away with it, > but then you might as well use the stable and extremely well-tested > Apache 1.3.x. > >> When (not an exact date) do you think we'll be able to >> switch ? > > No idea. Nobody is really working on it, so at this pace, never. > Apache 1.3.x works too well. There aren't really any compelling > reasons to switch to Apache2, at least on UNIX, so we lack motivation > to put a lot of work into it. > > -Rasmus

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