Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} RAM & apache MaxClients (rock & a hard place)

[Grant]

>> Thanks Michael, I think I will set up nginx to serve my images.  That
>> should take a big load off apache.  Is nginx still beneficial when
>> using the Worker MPM?
>
> It...depends?
>
> nginx in reverse caching proxy mode will simply serve up objects before
> the httpd it's protecting has to deal with them. Whether the type of an
> MPM makes a significant difference on nginx's value depends more on what
> kind of work you are (or aren't) asking Apache to do. I really couldn't
> answer that for you without knowing the details behind what you're
> running on top of Apache.

OK, I think either nginx or Worker would help prevent MaxClients from
being reached and using both of them would help even further.

>> Should I be OK with NGINX_MODULES_HTTP="" in /etc/make.conf if I'm
>> only serving images?

Any Gentoo'ers running nginx like this?

- Grant