LSAPI_AVOID_FORK¶
Default Value: 0
The LSAPI_AVOID_FORK environment variable specifies whether the internal process manager in ProcessGroup mode should try to avoid forking new child processes.
When set to 0, the internal process manager will not try to avoid forking new processes. To save system resources, it will stop processes when they finish and only start child processes when they are needed. This is often preferred in shared hosting.
When set to 1, the internal process manager will try to avoid frequently stopping and starting child processes. This might be preferred in a dedicated hosting environment because it may be faster to recycle existing processes, even if it means sometimes running unused processes.
Note
LSAPI_AVOID_FORK=1 will only keep the child processes alive if there is enough available memory. By default "enough" is set to 1GB, so if your server has less than 1 GB available, setting LSAPI_AVOID_FORK=1 will not work. Instead you can set a limit, as in LSAPI_AVOID_FORK=100M. This will allow the LSAPI_AVOID_FORK variable to work as expected.
