How to actually switch from the default MPM ("prefork") to the "worker" MPM?

[gbs]

Its weired that even after I 1) changed the file name from "php.conf" to "php.bak" (so that the php module wouldn't be loaded); and 2) enabled
"HTTPD=/usr/sbin/httpd.worker" in "/etc/sysconfig/httpd".

After I restarted the httpd service successfully (no conflict with php), I still found that the "prefork" MPM was running in the server.
[root@poplar sysconfig]# httpd -l
Compiled in modules:
core.c
prefork.c
http_core.c
mod_so.c

Any ideas?

[sn4rf3r]

you need to recompile with the desired modules.
Also, it is a really really really bad idea to rename a script witha .bak extension since the server will deliver the script unparsed and exposing all your logic and or the keys to your server.

[gbs]

How to recompile?

How to appropriately handle the conflict between "work" and php?

Thanks.

you need to recompile with the desired modules. Also, it is a really really really bad idea to rename a script witha .bak extension since the server will deliver the script unparsed and exposing all your logic and or the keys to your server.

[sn4rf3r]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.php

you can also google for a howto on compileing php from source.

I dont understand your second question, what do you mean by work and php?