[KLUG Members] Apache: Limit the amount of RAM used by a child/altogether.

[Adam Bultman]

Hey fellas.  

Got a quick question for you all.  I've got a couple of web  servers that 
are running a program called 'WebGUI'.  

It's a slick program, but unfortunately, certain mistakes allow apache to 
run away with itself; it uses up all the CPU and RAM, crashing the server 
post-haste.

I've been googling for some time and can't find a decent way to limit the 
amount of ram that apache can use.  I've found a few things like 
RLimitMEM, RLimitNPROC, etc. BUt they don't work; I can use up all my ram 
no sweat with a single process.

Have any of you managed to find a way to limit RAM usage?  I've had two of 
my servers drop a couple of times already in the past two weeks alone, and 
that really puts a dent in my effectiveness: "Dear client. This is why the 
server died. XXX, OOO, Adam"

I'm not afraid to edit source code as long as it doesn't make for an 
unstable machine.

Thanks!

Adam

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