httpd-prozess doesn't get killed

Hi, i code a streaming chat in PHP4. Everithing works fine, it is very fast due to use of shared memory. But i have this problem: Every time i start the script a new httpd-process is started (Apache 1.3.12). So far so good. But the process doesn't get killed when aborting or reloading the script. So if you reload the stream an few times you have a task list full of Apaches. How can i kill the old, unused process when i reload the page? I tried if($connection_aborted()) { exit; }, but it exits the first time. Thanks, --- Thomas Weber CYNOBIA Community Online Service AG Kühbachstraße 11 81543 München fon 089-78 06 0(280) fax 089-78 06 01 99 email tw@CYNOBIA.de net http://www.CYNOBIA.de