The recommended default is ThreadsPerChild 50 . The directives that accept filenames as arguments now must use Windows filenames instead of Unix ones. However, because Apache uses Unix-style names internally, you must use forward slashes, not backslashes. Apache for Windows contains the ability to load modules at runtime, without recompiling the server. To activate these, or other modules, the new LoadModule directive must be used.
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The Start menu icons and the NT Service manager can provide an simple interafce for administering Apache. But in some cases it is easier to work from the command line. When working with Apache it is important to know how it will find the configuration files. Apache will try one of the following, in this order. A ServerRoot directive via a -C switch.