Understanding the MaxClients/MaxRequestWorkers Apache is capable of handling

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Issue

  • I have a server with 128 GB RAM, 8 CPU Cores is there a good way to determine how many connections my server can handle.
  • How to calculate the MaxRequestWorkers for Apache httpd 2.4.6 in RHEL7 based on physical memory and cpu core in the system?
  • How to calculate the MaxClients for Apache httpd?
  • How to determine the max number of connection Apache httpd process can handle it.
  • How to determine the max number of concurrent connection for Apache httpd?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x,8.x,9.x
    • httpd-2.4.x
  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services (JBCS) Apache httpd
    • httpd-2.4.x

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