This is part of the results from issuing ps aux - is it normal for this many?.......
httpd 17433 0.0 4.2 13976 10860 ? S 04:05 0:02 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17434 0.0 4.4 14472 11360 ? S 04:05 0:05 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17435 0.0 4.0 13636 10396 ? S 04:05 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17436 0.0 3.4 12576 9004 ? S 04:05 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17437 0.0 4.3 14084 11144 ? S 04:05 0:02 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17438 0.0 4.1 13840 10712 ? S 04:05 0:01 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17439 0.0 4.6 15012 11928 ? S 04:05 0:05 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17440 0.0 4.5 14752 11668 ? S 04:05 0:04 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17442 0.0 4.5 14800 11708 ? S 04:05 0:03 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17443 0.0 4.3 14160 11220 ? S 04:05 0:03 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17444 0.0 4.1 13988 10732 ? S 04:05 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 17445 0.0 4.3 14308 11212 ? S 04:05 0:02 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 18314 0.0 3.4 12576 9008 ? S 04:25 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 18315 0.0 4.3 14320 11216 ? S 04:25 0:01 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 18316 0.0 4.5 14808 11708 ? S 04:25 0:03 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 18317 0.0 4.4 14528 11404 ? S 04:25 0:03 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 18318 0.0 4.2 14008 10908 ? S 04:25 0:02 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 18319 0.0 4.3 14268 11180 ? S 04:25 0:02 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 18320 0.0 4.2 14096 10888 ? S 04:25 0:01 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
httpd 18321 0.0 4.3 14208 11088 ? S 04:25 0:01 /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf
......and..........
mysql 19443 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 04:53 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 19463 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 04:53 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 22965 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 06:20 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 23791 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 06:41 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 23792 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 06:41 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 23812 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 06:41 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 23832 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 06:42 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 25988 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 07:34 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 27800 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 08:17 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 27820 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 08:18 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 28290 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 08:30 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 29199 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 08:51 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 29649 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 09:02 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 29669 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 09:02 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 29747 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 09:04 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 29751 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 09:04 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 29771 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 09:05 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
mysql 31168 0.0 1.3 13408 3464 ? SN 09:39 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/ --dat
ps x just gives......
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
31517 pts/1 S 0:00 -bash
31674 pts/1 R 0:00 ps x
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