[Info-vax] Apache + mod_php performance
Arne Vajhøj
arne at vajhoej.dk
Thu Sep 26 19:15:40 EDT 2024
On 9/26/2024 4:40 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 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).
They have one big advantage over fork on VMS.
They exist!
:-)
Arne
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