Which to install: Apache Worker or Prefork? What are the (dis-)advantages of each?

Posted by Aron Rotteveel on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Aron Rotteveel
Published on 2009-07-24T08:47:30Z Indexed on 2012/10/21 17:04 UTC
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Based on the descriptions for both the Prefork and Worker MPM, it seems the prefork type is somewhat outdated, but I can't really find a proper comparison of the two types.

What i'd like to know:

What are the differences between the two versions?
What are the (dis-)advantages of each server type?
Are there any basic guidelines on which type to choose based on the conditions?
Are there any big performance differences between the two?

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