Apache on WIndows - growing VM Size of httpd.exe

Question

I have a Rails app running with Apache on a Windows 2003 server . I am using the Apache Lounge version of apache.

Httpd.exe process's Mem usage and VM Size is growing constantly and quite fast, while there is not much load. Most alarming is the VM size, as it appears to be growing at a much faster pace, reaching several GB in a couple of days, while Mem usage may reach several hundreds MB during the same period of time. This finally results in the app crashing.

I am trying to find an explanation for the rate of VM size growth and a way to stop it growing.

Answer 1

Hello Alpinweis,

It's ok, this is a normal thing, because the apache moded to Rails do this as a normal thing, but there is a project that reduces this, ModRails: http://www.modrails.com/ , it's the best to use Rails with Apache, but i don't use it, because i'm using the Mongrel.

I Hope I've Helped You.

Answer 2

Tried adding 'SSLSessionCache none' to httpd.conf and it solved the problem for me! Now httpd.exe's Mem Usage/VM Size do not seem to grow at all.