Dynamic docbook processing

I am using the Apache::AxKit framework
to dynamically transform my docbook articles on a per request basis. When
I process a docbook document (by requesting it in my web browser) the apache
process grows some 70mb in size. Is this normal?

I am currently running the sheets with
the generate olink database parameter set to true, although I do intend
on changing this as there really is no need to regenerate the database
each time the article is viewed. Could it be the olink database generation
code that is taking up so much of my ram?

Is there anything I can do to a) conserve
memory, and b) speed things up a little?

thanks in advance

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Tom Kirkpatrick

Web Developer - Virus Bulletin