To increase the number of connections to Apache in WHM, you can modify the following two settings:
To increase the number of connections to Apache in WHM/cPanel, you can follow these steps:
Another easier method if you're not confident with manually editing the httpd.conf configuration file is using cPanel and/or Web Host Manager (WHM).
Another method you could attempt is:
Log in to WHM (Web Host Manager) on your Server as the “root” user and navigate to Service configuration > Apache configuration > Global configuration.
The default values are generally:
Server Limit > 256
Max Request Workers > 150
The values can be increased:
Server Limit > 512
Max Request Workers > 450
- MaxClients: This setting controls the maximum number of simultaneous connections that Apache will handle. You can increase this value in the Apache configuration file, typically located at "/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf".
- KeepAliveTimeout: This setting controls how long Apache will keep an idle connection open before closing it. Increasing this value can also increase the number of connections that Apache will handle.
To increase the number of connections to Apache in WHM/cPanel, you can follow these steps:
Another easier method if you're not confident with manually editing the httpd.conf configuration file is using cPanel and/or Web Host Manager (WHM).
- Log in to cPanel.
- Go to the "Software" section and click on the "MultiPHP Manager" icon.
- Select the domain for which you want to increase the connections.
- Click on the "Edit" button next to the PHP version you are using.
- Scroll down to the "Apache handlers" section.
- Change the value for the "Max Connections" setting to a higher number.
- Click on the "Apply" button to save the changes.
Another method you could attempt is:
Log in to WHM (Web Host Manager) on your Server as the “root” user and navigate to Service configuration > Apache configuration > Global configuration.
The default values are generally:
Server Limit > 256
Max Request Workers > 150
The values can be increased:
Server Limit > 512
Max Request Workers > 450
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