core files

core files

by edwin c -
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i've just started with moodle so apologies if this is old hat.
I notice that a lot of files [about 2m each] with names like core.36986 are piling up in my admin directory - are these core dumps? can I prevent them or junk them automatically ?
tia
edwin
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Re: core files

by Martin Dougiamas -
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Some program is crashing on your server and leaving those.  It could be from php if you are running cron using the php binary.  They're OK to delete, but you should contact your provider about them.
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Re: core files

by edwin c -
thanks martin ; since i'm just starting i reinstalled moodle and am watching more carefully the consequences of things i do.
actually, it may be related to this : to get moodle to come up after i installed it i had to delete the .htaccess file - my server log claimed not to know about php_flag.
have you come across this before ?
tia
edwin