diff --git a/install_httpd-2.4.sh b/install_httpd-2.4.sh
index 3f1f9d4..f176bd2 100755
--- a/install_httpd-2.4.sh
+++ b/install_httpd-2.4.sh
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ _START_AT_BOOTTIME=yes
 APACHE_LOG_DIR=/var/log/apache2
 DIRECTORY_INDEX="index.html index.htm index.php"
 
+MUTEX_DIR="${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/ssl_mutex"
+
 _BASE_WEBSPACE_DIR="/var/www"
 #_GLOBAL_DOC_ROOT="${_BASE_WEBSPACE_DIR}/default"
 #_SUEXEC_DOC_ROOT=$_BASE_WEBSPACE_DIR
@@ -2023,6 +2025,41 @@ if [ -f $_httpdconf ];then
    else
       echo_failed
    fi
+
+   ## - Create Mutex Directory
+   ## -
+   echo "" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echo "## - Create $MUTEX_DIR\" (if not exists).." >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echo "## -" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echo "mkdir -p $MUTEX_DIR" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echononl "\tCreate $MUTEX_DIR\" (if not exists).."
+   if [[ ! -d "$MUTEX_DIR" ]]; then
+      mkdir -p $MUTEX_DIR >> ${_logdir}/main.log 2>&1
+      if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+         echo_ok
+      else
+         echo_failed
+      fi
+   else
+      echo_skipped
+   fi
+
+   echo "" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echo "## - Change ownership of '$MUTEX_DIR' to '$HTTPD_USER'.."
+   echo "## -" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echo "chown $HTTPD_USER $MUTEX_DIR" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echononl "\tChange ownership of '$MUTEX_DIR' to '$HTTPD_USER'.."
+   if [[ "$(stat -c '%U' /var/log/apache2/ssl_mutex)" != "$HTTPD_USER" ]]; then
+      chown $HTTPD_USER $MUTEX_DIR  >> ${_logdir}/main.log 2>&1
+      if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+         echo_ok
+      else
+         echo_failed
+      fi
+   else
+      echo_skipped
+   fi
+
 fi
 
 echo "" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
@@ -3573,6 +3610,11 @@ EOF
 fi
 cat <<EOF >> ${PREFIX}/conf/vhosts/000-default.conf
 
+## - Configures mutex mechanism and lock file directory for all or specified mutexes.
+## - Specify 'default' as the second argument to change the settings for all mutexes. 
+## -
+Mutex file:/var/log/apache2/ssl_mutex default
+
 SSLCompression off
 SSLStrictSNIVHostCheck off