Re: [wp-testers] wp-admin/index.php gives a segmentation fault.
From: Adrian Hayter adrianhay...@gmail.com I've tried looking on the forums for this question, and nobody has responded to my query (all other forum topics on the subject have solutions that do not work). I am running the latest stable version (2.7) and my wp-admin/index.php occasionally fails to load, and apache reports a segmentation fault. I say occasionally because it decides to do this at seemingly random moments, but these moments last several minutes. It happened again about 10 minutes ago, and now the page is loading perfectly. Has anyone had this problem before, is it a wordpress problem or one with apache, because all my other websites appear to be running fine! If this isn't the correct way to ask I do apologise, but the forums don't seem to be very helpful (probably a popularity problem), and I can't find any other method of help. Adrian, A search [1] for 'segmentation fault' in the forums found Otto's recent response [2], No PHP script should ever be able to cause a segmentation fault in the process. PHP is not executable code, it cannot 'crash'. Advice from both Austin and Otto is invaluable, so, a call to your host, or system administrator, should be considered. Adrian, if possible, please provide the link to your Forum question. Thanks. MichaelH [1] http://wordpress.org/search/segmentation+fault?forums=1 [2] http://wordpress.org/support/topic/226016?replies=2 ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
Re: [wp-testers] wp-admin/index.php gives a segmentation fault.
Michael E. Hancock wrote: From: Adrian Hayter adrianhay...@gmail.com I've tried looking on the forums for this question, and nobody has responded to my query (all other forum topics on the subject have solutions that do not work). I am running the latest stable version (2.7) and my wp-admin/index.php occasionally fails to load, and apache reports a segmentation fault. I say occasionally because it decides to do this at seemingly random moments, but these moments last several minutes. It happened again about 10 minutes ago, and now the page is loading perfectly. Has anyone had this problem before, is it a wordpress problem or one with apache, because all my other websites appear to be running fine! If this isn't the correct way to ask I do apologise, but the forums don't seem to be very helpful (probably a popularity problem), and I can't find any other method of help. Adrian, A search [1] for 'segmentation fault' in the forums found Otto's recent response [2], No PHP script should ever be able to cause a segmentation fault in the process. PHP is not executable code, it cannot 'crash'. Advice from both Austin and Otto is invaluable, so, a call to your host, or system administrator, should be considered. Adrian, if possible, please provide the link to your Forum question. Thanks. MichaelH [1] http://wordpress.org/search/segmentation+fault?forums=1 [2] http://wordpress.org/support/topic/226016?replies=2 ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers Curious if this could also be a result of other users on the same servers over using the server? This would explain why its random in occurrence. ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
Re: [wp-testers] wp-admin/index.php gives a segmentation fault.
In message 494c6355.6050...@gmail.com, Adrian Hayter adrianhay...@gmail.com writes I've tried looking on the forums for this question, and nobody has responded to my query (all other forum topics on the subject have solutions that do not work). I am running the latest stable version (2.7) and my wp-admin/index.php occasionally fails to load, and apache reports a segmentation fault. I say occasionally because it decides to do this at seemingly random moments, but these moments last several minutes. It happened again about 10 minutes ago, and now the page is loading perfectly. Has anyone had this problem before, is it a wordpress problem or one with apache, The only time that I've seen a seg fault whilst doing WordPress stuff was when I've had things wrongly configured server-side. I think the last one was an issue with suphp and file ownership. Hardly likely to relate. -- mrmist ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
Re: [wp-testers] wp-admin/index.php gives a segmentation fault.
Adrian Hayter wrote: I've tried looking on the forums for this question, and nobody has responded to my query (all other forum topics on the subject have solutions that do not work). I am running the latest stable version (2.7) and my wp-admin/index.php occasionally fails to load, and apache reports a segmentation fault. I say occasionally because it decides to do this at seemingly random moments, but these moments last several minutes. It happened again about 10 minutes ago, and now the page is loading perfectly. First, there's no way for WordPress, in and of itself, to cause a segmentation fault on the machine. The root of the problem is going to lie somewhere in a system binary (PHP, apache, a php or apache extension, or system library). That said, it could be that some particular bit of PHP code in WordPress, a theme, or plugin could be triggering whatever condition that is related to the segfault. It could be due to exhaustion of memory or some other resource, or it could just be a buggy third-party PHP extension. You should probably carefully check your PHP and Apache configuration. Make sure you aren't loading any extra modules that aren't absolutely needed. Disabling your WP plugins one at a time, and monitoring the segfaults might possibly help you narrow down what's causing it. For example, if you have a plugin that does manipulation of graphics, and disabling it makes the problem go away, then you might have a buggy version of the GD or Image Magick libraries? -- Dougal Campbell dou...@gunters.org mailto:dou...@gunters.org http://dougal.gunters.org/ http://twitter.com/dougal ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
Re: [wp-testers] wp-admin/index.php gives a segmentation fault.
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Adrian Hayter adrianhay...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried looking on the forums for this question, and nobody has responded to my query (all other forum topics on the subject have solutions that do not work). I am running the latest stable version (2.7) and my wp-admin/index.php occasionally fails to load, and apache reports a segmentation fault. I say occasionally because it decides to do this at seemingly random moments, but these moments last several minutes. It happened again about 10 minutes ago, and now the page is loading perfectly. Are you using APC or some other PHP opcode cache? Segmentation faults are a fairly well-known problem with them. ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
Re: [wp-testers] wp-admin/index.php gives a segmentation fault.
I don't believe we have APC or a opcode cache installed. Wouldn't that cause the entire site to fail though? This is *only* the index.php page of the wp-admin directory. I can still access the pages to write new posts, install plugins, etc. I just can't access my dashboard, which makes me think it is a bug within WordPress. On 20/12/08 08:41, Austin Matzko wrote: On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Adrian Hayteradrianhay...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried looking on the forums for this question, and nobody has responded to my query (all other forum topics on the subject have solutions that do not work). I am running the latest stable version (2.7) and my wp-admin/index.php occasionally fails to load, and apache reports a segmentation fault. I say occasionally because it decides to do this at seemingly random moments, but these moments last several minutes. It happened again about 10 minutes ago, and now the page is loading perfectly. Are you using APC or some other PHP opcode cache? Segmentation faults are a fairly well-known problem with them. ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
Re: [wp-testers] wp-admin/index.php gives a segmentation fault.
Quick question. Have you deactivated any plugins you might have activated (except Aksimet since that isn't known to cause problems) and then checking again to see if the problem still exists? I know you said it was random but perhaps there's a plugin that might effect the Dashboard either directly or indirectly. Just thinking out loud here since I haven't encountered your problem in either the development builds of 2.7 or the final. I haven't had any reports about this from the several folks whose WP powered sites I administer either. This kind of tells me that it might be plugin related. On 12/20/2008 10:41 AM, Adrian Hayter wrote: I don't believe we have APC or a opcode cache installed. Wouldn't that cause the entire site to fail though? This is *only* the index.php page of the wp-admin directory. I can still access the pages to write new posts, install plugins, etc. I just can't access my dashboard, which makes me think it is a bug within WordPress. On 20/12/08 08:41, Austin Matzko wrote: On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Adrian Hayteradrianhay...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried looking on the forums for this question, and nobody has responded to my query (all other forum topics on the subject have solutions that do not work). I am running the latest stable version (2.7) and my wp-admin/index.php occasionally fails to load, and apache reports a segmentation fault. I say occasionally because it decides to do this at seemingly random moments, but these moments last several minutes. It happened again about 10 minutes ago, and now the page is loading perfectly. Are you using APC or some other PHP opcode cache? Segmentation faults are a fairly well-known problem with them. ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
[wp-testers] wp-admin/index.php gives a segmentation fault.
I've tried looking on the forums for this question, and nobody has responded to my query (all other forum topics on the subject have solutions that do not work). I am running the latest stable version (2.7) and my wp-admin/index.php occasionally fails to load, and apache reports a segmentation fault. I say occasionally because it decides to do this at seemingly random moments, but these moments last several minutes. It happened again about 10 minutes ago, and now the page is loading perfectly. Has anyone had this problem before, is it a wordpress problem or one with apache, because all my other websites appear to be running fine! If this isn't the correct way to ask I do apologise, but the forums don't seem to be very helpful (probably a popularity problem), and I can't find any other method of help. -Adrian ___ wp-testers mailing list wp-testers@lists.automattic.com http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
