[solved] Connection Timeout and php

[bobykus]

Hello,

It is recommended to set "Connection Timeout" to 30 or so to prevent DDoS.
On the other hand we have a php scripts which execution can takes lets say
5 min (joomla theme install or update etc). How to distinguish between http connection timeout and lsapi apps output timeout then? I tried to set

Connection Timeout 30

and

Connection Keepalive Timeout 320


for LiteSpeed API App Definition

but connection to lsphp dropping within this 30 sec.


BTW, is there any way to set timeout per External App?

 

[webizen]

if your external app (LSPHP5) takes a long time to complete, you should extend "Connection Timeout" so that connection with external app does not get closed (due to inactivity) before ext app completes.

You need to balance between get the work done and prevent DDoS (there are other ways to defend DDoS in LSWS).

 

[bobykus]

Oh yeah?
So no setting per php? What if I need one long and one short gun/php?
And... Connection Timeout means Tuning > Connection Timeout?
What is External App > ... > Connection Keepalive Timeout then?
What is for? How this two cooperate?

 

[webizen]

Connection Timeout in Tuning indicates how long LSWS will keep the connection with end user when idel. If no response from external app (given LSWS keeps connection with LSPHP) within that period, connection with user will be closed.

The timeout for LSWS connect with external app (like LSPHP) is Initial Request Timeout (secs) and Retry Timeout (secs) in External App.

Here is a reference to run php without timeout:

http://www.litespeedtech.com/support/wiki/doku.php?id=litespeed_wiki:php_run_without_timeout

Connection Keepalive Timeout is for persistent connection which is only for FastCGI external app not for LSPHP.

 

[bobykus]

Cool, thank you!