top is a well-known command used in Linux to see the running processes. A similar script is available for the Apache web server, so you can see the active connections.
The script is called apache-top and is located at https://github.com/fr3nd/apache-top
The requirements of the script are:
– python 2.4
apache-top site
– python-curses package
– Apache 2.0 webserver with mod_status and the ExtendedStatus directive activated. You will also need to be allowed to access from your ip address.
How to run the apache-top script:
1. Download the script from github:
# wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fr3nd/apache-top/master/apache-top.pyroot@web [/temp3]# wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fr3nd/apache-top/master/apache-top.py
--2020-05-22 08:41:07-- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fr3nd/apache-top/master/apache-top.py
Resolving raw.githubusercontent.com (raw.githubusercontent.com)... 199.232.32.133
Connecting to raw.githubusercontent.com (raw.githubusercontent.com)|199.232.32.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 13846 (14K) [text/plain]
Saving to: 'apache-top.py'
100%[==============================================================================================================================>] 13,846 --.-K/s in 0s
2020-05-22 08:41:07 (42.9 MB/s) - 'apache-top.py' saved [13846/13846]
root@web [/temp3]#
2. Make the script executable using the command:
# chmod +x apache-top.py3. Run the script
# apache-top -u http://192.168.0.1/server-statusOn a cPanel server, use:
# python apache-top.py -u http://127.0.0.1/whm-server-statusroot@web [/temp3]# python apache-top.py -u http://127.0.0.1/whm-server-status
Parent Server Config. Generation: 2, Current Time: Friday, 22-May-2020 07:48:07 PDT
Server uptime: 17 hours 25 minutes 46 seconds
Server load: 1.19 1.24 1.11, Active/Idle: Total/Traffic:
__WW_WW_WRW__WR__WW...............................
PID M SS CPU VHost IP Request
17791 W 339 0.00 59.11.188.230 1474.65 http/1.1
18287 W 236 0.32 202.62.57.13 845.82 http/1.1
17718 W 152 3.38 175.100.12.66 1630.35 http/1.1
18937 W 62 0.82 203.189.158.158 1702.08 http/1.1
19515 W 22 0.12 36.37.204.225 1170.14 http/1.1
19629 W 13 0.04 175.100.60.218 2029.91 http/1.1
19679 R 8 0.00 45.48.197.105 1506.24 http/1.1
19467 R 7 0.70 83.86.215.200 1001.44 http/1.1
19015 W 0 1.30 188.166.222.27 1363.12 http/1.1
19022 W 0 0.88 127.0.0.1 1467.23 http/1.1
19684 W 0 0.05 114.119.161.209 975.46 http/1.1Some useful shortcuts when using the tool:
Shift+R sort by Request
Shift+C sort by CPU
Shift+I sort by IP
Q to exit the script As you can see, the output of the script is similar to the top command.
