Apache process is repeated

[technocp]

I am using ubuntu 8.10 server for running my sugar crm. because of some reason I can see multiple instances of apache2 running when I issue top command. can I further know about the problem that is occuring.

I know this is more of sugarcrm or php or apache problem but I would like to track the problem. your guidance for the same is required.

Thanks

[iponeverything]

The default configuration of apache is to start several processes in order to better service multiple client connections. This number can be changed in the apache config file.

[technocp]

so do you believe that this is not a problem and I should not be worried about it. for more information below is the result of top command issued
14472 www-data 20 0 208m 22m 3884 R 33 1.1 6:17.22 apache2
14514 www-data 20 0 212m 26m 4040 R 25 1.3 10:19.85 apache2
17497 www-data 20 0 209m 23m 3844 R 23 1.2 0:07.98 apache2
13159 www-data 20 0 208m 22m 4036 R 21 1.1 20:09.96 apache2
17231 www-data 20 0 208m 22m 3844 S 15 1.1 1:15.85 apache2
13511 www-data 20 0 208m 22m 4028 S 14 1.1 22:44.85 apache2
16447 www-data 20 0 213m 26m 3892 S 14 1.4 3:30.11 apache2
17360 www-data 20 0 227m 40m 3892 S 14 2.0 0:29.18 apache2
13174 www-data 20 0 223m 35m 3976 R 13 1.8 6:06.88 apache2
17268 www-data 20 0 212m 25m 3756 R 12 1.3 0:57.08 apache2
17262 www-data 20 0 208m 22m 3856 S 12 1.1 0:56.93 apache2
17556 root 20 0 178m 33m 7516 S 2 1.7 0:00.83 php
2170 mysql 20 0 241m 61m 5996 S 1 3.1 8:40.40 mysqld
17577 root 20 0 18984 1312 988 R 0 0.1 0:00.04 top
1 root 20 0 4104 924 632 S 0 0.0 0:01.01 init
2 root 15 -5 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 kthreadd
3 root RT -5 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.19 migration/0

pls. suggest if this is a problem and any steps to be taken

[iponeverything]

It is not a problem.