[Info-vax] Apache + mod_php performance

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:44:14 -0500, Craig A. Berry wrote:

> Whoever invented the term apparently thought fork() was the only
> way to create a subprocess.

It is the most natural way in this case, because it creates a complete 
copy of the parent process, which is what you want.

> On VMS it will obviously use LIB$SPAWN or SYS$CREPRC.

Not only is that more expensive, it also requires additional setup to 
recreate the effect of fork(2).