... After the edit, recompile the kernel and recompile the Apache server then reboot. ... Addendum for very heavily loaded BSD servers . ... If you're running a really busy BSD Apache server, the following are useful things to do if the system is acting sluggish: . ... Here are some BSD kernel config parameters (actually BSDI, but pertinent to FreeBSD and other 4.4-lite derivatives) from a system getting heavy usage. ... Rebuilding the FreeBSD kernel on an AMD-133 (486-class CPU) web-server with . ...