Works On

Viewing:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Same on:

Debian 13 (Trixie)

Other versions:

Details

Size: 12 lines
MD5: 2c7263c7cd86af07dcedf627d0ad2ade
SHA256: ad447d9f07a7a18ecada306f14665157be07fb404f585f42df2d2bf17a9b1fd2

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/2c7263c7cd86af07dcedf627d0ad2ade?hint=mpm_prefork.conf

wget:

wget -O mpm_prefork.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/2c7263c7cd86af07dcedf627d0ad2ade?hint=mpm_prefork.conf

For AI Agents

You are a DevOps agent. Fetch the default Apache HTTP Server config for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) from https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/2c7263c7cd86af07dcedf627d0ad2ade?hint=mpm_prefork.conf. Compare with my current /etc/apache2/mods-available/mpm_prefork.conf and summarize differences and safe changes.

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI assistants.

/etc/apache2/mods-available/mpm_prefork.conf

# prefork MPM
# StartServers: number of server processes to start
# MinSpareServers: minimum number of server processes which are kept spare
# MaxSpareServers: maximum number of server processes which are kept spare
# MaxRequestWorkers: maximum number of server processes allowed to start
# MaxConnectionsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves

StartServers            5
MinSpareServers         5
MaxSpareServers         10
MaxRequestWorkers       150
MaxConnectionsPerChild  0

Install Apache HTTP Server

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add apache2

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install httpd

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2

File Location

File Path

/etc/apache2/mods-available/mpm_prefork.conf

FAQ

When should I use this mpm_prefork.conf?

Restore it. Compare it. Start clean.

How do I restore Apache HTTP Server defaults?

Download, replace, restart.

Is mpm_prefork.conf safe for production?

Yes. This is exactly what shipped. Safe starting point.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults change. This one is specific to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).

Can I use this for Apache HTTP Server troubleshooting?

Absolutely. Diff this against yours to spot the problem.

Apache HTTP Server /etc/apache2/mods-available/mpm_prefork.conf