Posted by comp.lang.php on 01/16/07 15:21

Erwin Moller wrote:
> comp.lang.php wrote:
>
> > I have an app that is going berzerk on its own; without any code or
> > environmental changes of any kind, for some bizarre reason it will
> > randomly just hang, spawn multiple Apache processes and completely
> > ignore max_execution_time, literally running infinitely.
> >
> > Using PHP 5.2.0, Apache 1.3 and Win XP
> >
> > Is this normal "bizarre" behavior that can occur within this setup; if
> > so, what workarounds have you found to combat this, other than the
> > obvious (try to debug and fix code)?
> >
> > Thanx
> > Phil
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> No good. :-(

I can get it to work normally only when I do a computer hard reboot.
Really not good :(

> A few things to check:
> 1) Apache spawning multiple processes is normal. Do you see a *lot of extra*
> processes coming into existance after calling some page?

Yes, like several dozen at once

>
> 2) What does a simple script containing only phpinfo(); produce?
> Does that hang too?

Yes.

>
> 3) Check your Apache logfiles. Look for errors.

No errors generated whatsoever. No warnings, no notices, nothing.

>
> Regards,
> Erwin Moller

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