The Apache Server Life Cycle

Request/Response Cycle

A client request is followed by a server response.


Apache Server Lifecycle

On Unix systems, Apache creates multiple processes to handle requests.

The Windows and OS/2 ports are multithreaded..


The 11 Phases of a Request

Multiple handlers contribute to the processing of a request and the creation of a response.


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Lincoln D. Stein, lstein@cshl.org
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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