Works On

Viewing:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Same on:

Debian 13 (Trixie)

Other versions:

Details

Size: 12 lines
MD5: 2c7263c7cd86af07dcedf627d0ad2ade
SHA256: ad447d9f07a7a18ecada306f14665157be07fb404f585f42df2d2bf17a9b1fd2

/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

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

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/2c7263c7cd86af07dcedf627d0ad2ade?hint=mpm_prefork.conf' /><config><app>Apache HTTP Server</app><os>Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)</os><location>/etc/apache2/mods-available/mpm_prefork.conf</location><lines>12</lines><md5>2c7263c7cd86af07dcedf627d0ad2ade</md5><sha256>ad447d9f07a7a18ecada306f14665157be07fb404f585f42df2d2bf17a9b1fd2</sha256></config></prompt>

Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.

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?

Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current Apache HTTP Server config.

How do I restore Apache HTTP Server defaults?

Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/apache2/mods-available/mpm_prefork.conf, replace it, then reload or restart Apache HTTP Server.

Is mpm_prefork.conf safe for production?

It is the vendor default for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).

Can I use this for Apache HTTP Server troubleshooting?

Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.

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