Apache Application Error

Apache Application Error

by David Crowe -
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We are using Moodle 1.5 on a Windows Xp computer, 1 gig of ram. Everything seems to work ok, but we keep getting a Apache  HTTP Server error. In the error log for the Apache Service we get this "[Thu Feb 02 15:36:50 2006] [notice] Parent: child process exited with status 3221225477 -- Restarting." we are still able to use the site, but it slows it down. Has anybody had this problem before?

We have installed the Windows packaged installed with Apache 2.20

Thanks smile

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In reply to David Crowe

Re: Apache Application Error

by Rory Allford -
Well I know that error code, it's the good old Access Violation, almost as helpful as having no error code at all. smile Anyway here are my thoughts:

Apparently this is most commonly caused by php crashing when running as a module, rather than apache itself: unfortunately it brings a worker thread down with it too. You might be able to improve the situation by switching to the FastCGI version of php (at least the dying php wouldn't bring down apache every time). However beyond this it boils down to DLL hell: there are so many variables that it can become impossible to diagnose the actual problem; a corrupt windows binary, a dodgy stick of RAM?

Try upgrading to the latest stable versions of apache and php; you'll also get more meaningful error messages with the debug builds. You could also give linux a try ;)
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