Apache keeps crashing every time a web page is requested!

[humbletech99]

Hi, I've got an apache server which keeps crashing when I hit it with a web browser. The log shows:

[Mon Nov 28 15:31:50 2005] [notice] child pid 1126 exit signal Segmentation fault (11)

This corresponds every time to when I go to it in a browser. I don't know why this is happening and I'm a bit stumped so I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me out...

The processes are still there when you ps but it just won't serve a page. It's actually running php as well, but I don't know enough about php(I didn't write it) to know if something is going wrong in that code

[lakerdonald]

1. Try stracing it to see where it crashes
2. Reinstall Apache

[DoctorDan]

maybe check a log if you have one?

/etc/apache/httpd.conf might show what directory you can find the log.

(if /etc/apache isnt the right directory for you you can do a 'locate httpd.conf')

[humbletech99]

I've checked the logs, all that's in there is the line above regarding segmentation fault. The apache process is still up and it has a usual few listening processes, but it will no serve out a page. All the pages are php generated I believe, for an application called eGroupware.

I've never used strace, I take it I'll need to install it and then RTM to use it...

[lakerdonald]

We can wait :P