# Help with modrails and Apache2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 24, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-modrails-and-apache2/135716 "2008-04-24T13:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-modrails-and-apache2/135716/1 "2008-04-24T13:08:17Z")
I am using modrails and Apache2. The first time I use my app it goes very slow but later it goes very fast. If I don’t use the app during 20 min, again the first clic goes very slow and later it goes fast. What’s the problem? ---
**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-modrails-and-apache2/135716/2 "2008-04-24T16:11:36Z")
You might go over to the mod\_rails forum and try posting there. Also, I just now saw this post after replying to your earlier one. My response there is useless if you are using mod\_rails. -Danimal P.S. I’m still working on switching to mod\_rails, otherwise I’d try fiddling and see what I could find out. I’m very interested in this, though, as I’m considering migrating to mod\_rails for all my hosted rails apps. So if you do discover a solution, please post it! On Apr 24, 5:08 am, John S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-modrails-and-apache2/135716/3 "2008-04-24T16:12:55Z")
Where IS the mod\_rails forum?? ---
**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-modrails-and-apache2/135716/4 "2008-04-24T17:31:57Z")
This is actually to be expected to an extent with the default configuration. Basically there is a connection pool and if there are no hits for a given period of time than the connections are destroyed. Once a request occurs, the connections are brought back up online. This can take a second or two. That might not be 100% technically correct but thats the idea. However, this can be tweaked by playing with two variables in the apache config - RailsPoolIdleTime - RailsMaxPoolSize By extending the idle time and lowering pool size, you can simulate a mongrel type situation with processes that run for a long time. [http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html](http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html) ---
**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-modrails-and-apache2/135716/5 "2008-04-25T07:11:45Z")
[http://groups.google.com/group/phusion-passenger](http://groups.google.com/group/phusion-passenger) Mod\_rails was originally called Phusion. enjoy! -Danimal ---
**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-modrails-and-apache2/135716/6 "2008-04-24T22:37:21Z")
On 24 avr, 16:10, Danimal [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > You might go over to the mod\_rails forum and try posting there. So there ise a mod\_rails forum! Where it is please? – Maurice