I am using PHP to authenticate via an LDAP server (same machine) and notice that most calls to the LDAP serv er runs another instance of it and doesn't kill it even when unlinking it. After a clean reboot and starting the ldap server it will allready bog the server down to make calls over 30 seconds when just retrieiving two fields. Any suggestions? I am using PHP4, OpenLDAP and apache on a Redhat 7 box. Additionally Mysql is being used however the authenticated must happen through LDAP (however when removing Mysql calls, it is still only the LDAP trhat kills everything). Thanks for the help..