Server down

I seem to be having problems with httpd. Within seconds of server startup, when I do a /etc/init.d/httpd status, I see TONS of pids:

httpd (pid 24154 24153 24151 22444 22442 22441 22440 22439 22438 22437 22436 22435 22434 22432 22431 22428 22427 22424 22423 22204 22203 22202 22200 22199 22198 22197 22196 21963 21962 21961 21958 21731 21730 21492 20759 20756 20501 14651 14648 14647 14644 14642 14640 14639 14636 14633 14632 14630 14629 14627 14626 14623 14620 14618 14616 14614 14612 14611 14608 14606 14604 14603 14602 14599 14598 14596 14594 14593 14591 14355 14354 14353 14352 14351 14350 14349 14348 14347 14346 14345 14344 14343 14342 14341 14340 14337 14336 14335 14334 14333 14332 14331 14330 14321 14320 14319 14318 14315 14314 14127 14116 14115 14114 14113 14112 14111 14110 14109 14097 14096 14095 14094 14082 14081 14063 13956 13826 13825 13824 13823 13822 13821 13820 13819 13818 13817 13816 13815 13814 13813 13812 13811 13810 13809 13808 13807 13806 13805 13804 13803 13802 13801 13800 13799 13798 13797 13796 13795 13794 13793 13792 13791 13790 13789 13788 13787 13786 13785 13784 13783 13782 13781 13780 13779 13778 13777 13776 13775 13774 13773 13772 13771 13770 13769 13768 13767 13766 13765 13764 13763 13762 13761 13760 13759 13758 13757 13756 13755 13754 13753 13752 13751 13750 13749 13748 13747 13746 13745 13744 13743 13742 13741 13740 13739 13738 13737 13736 13735 13734 13733 13732 13731 13730 13729 13728 13727 13726 13725 13724 13723 13722 13721 13720 13719 13718 13717 13716 13715 13714 13713 13712 13711 13710 13709 13708 13707 13706 13705 13704 13703 13702 13701 13700 13699 13698 13697 13696 13695 13694 13693 13692 13691 13690 13689 13688 13687 13658) is running...

Yes, within seconds. Is this a DDOS? Or syn flood attack? What is this?

 

Any errors in Apache's error log?
Do you see a high load when you run

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