It looks like apache is also getting killed by OOM in your 4GB VM. MariaDB could be the victim here. I believe your next move should be tuning Apache so it uses less memory, or move your db server to a spare VPS, so you can better troubleshoot who is eating up your RAM.
Cheers. On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 8:28 AM Ruben Safir via discuss < [email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if this is much help > > Mar 17 21:03:13 www3 kernel: Out of memory: Killed process 14642 > (mariadbd) total-vm:4142548kB, anon-rss:13008kB, file-rss:440kB, > shmem-rss:0kB, UID:60 pgtables:1612kB oom_score_adj:0 > Mar 18 05:41:20 www3 mariadb[25757]: start-stop-daemon: no matching > processes found > Mar 18 08:41:16 www3 kernel: Out of memory: Killed process 25788 > (mariadbd) total-vm:3217532kB, anon-rss:9196kB, file-rss:328kB, > shmem-rss:0kB, UID:60 pgtables:1080kB oom_score_adj:0 > > Mar 17 21:03:13 www3 kernel: > > oom-kill:constraint=CONSTRAINT_NONE,nodemask=(null),cpuset=68,mems_allowed=0,global_oom,task_memcg=/openrc.mariadb,task=mariadbd,pid=14642,uid=60 > Mar 18 05:41:24 www3 mariadb[25767]: WARNING: mariadb is already stopped > Mar 18 08:41:16 www3 kernel: [ 25788] 60 25788 804383 2381 > 2299 82 0 1105920 91680 0 mariadbd > Mar 18 08:41:16 www3 kernel: > > oom-kill:constraint=CONSTRAINT_NONE,nodemask=(null),cpuset=68,mems_allowed=0,global_oom,task_memcg=/openrc.mariadb,task=mariadbd,pid=25788,uid=60 > Mar 18 21:45:07 www3 kernel: mariadbd invoked oom-killer: > gfp_mask=0x140dca(GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE|__GFP_COMP|__GFP_ZERO), order=0, > oom_score_adj=0 > Mar 18 21:45:07 www3 kernel: CPU: 1 UID: 60 PID: 29866 Comm: mariadbd > Not tainted 6.12.71-1-lts #1 0c6f64fd677899b1f215535073935a6275af35f3 > Mar 18 21:45:07 www3 kernel: [ 29866] 60 29866 441047 22216 > 22186 30 0 303104 0 0 mariadbd > Mar 18 21:45:07 www3 kernel: > > oom-kill:constraint=CONSTRAINT_NONE,nodemask=(null),cpuset=openrc.mariadb,mems_allowed=0,global_oom,task_memcg=/68,task=/usr/local/apac,pid=14730,uid=2 > > Mar 18 21:46:30 www3 kernel: > > oom-kill:constraint=CONSTRAINT_NONE,nodemask=(null),cpuset=openrc.mariadb,mems_allowed=0,global_oom,task_memcg=/openrc.mariadb,task=mariadbd,pid=29990,uid=60 > > > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 06:52:51AM -0400, Ruben Safir via discuss wrote: > > I'll see what I can do on the next crash, but I haven't been able to > > get anything from the logs > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 05:57:31AM -0400, Ruben Safir wrote: > > > > > > > > > mariadb, which I am running at Artix Linux, has been set up and > > > flawlessly running for decades with Perl DBI:DBD > > > > > > Of late, it has regularly been crashing and I can't find even log > > > entries as to the cause, but suspect that the server is getting > hammered > > > by AI robots stressing the system. A LONG time ago I had a similar > > > problem with memory allcoation being excusted and Monty showed me how > to > > > increase the memory allocation. I don't know if a similar thing will > > > help as I am sure that these f***king robots will steal as many > > > resources as you will feed them. Once it crashed, it will not restart. > > > Sometimes I need to kill apache as well to restart. Occasionally I've > > > had to do a complete system reboot. > > > > > > Do I have a solution to this? > > > > > > Reuvain > > > > > > -- > > > So many immigrant groups have swept through our town > > > that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological > > > proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 > > > http://www.mrbrklyn.com > > > > > > DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 > > > http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software > > > http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive > > > http://www.coinhangout.com - coins! > > > http://www.brooklyn-living.com > > > > > > Being so tracked is for FARM ANIMALS and extermination camps, > > > but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013 > > > > > > > -- > > So many immigrant groups have swept through our town > > that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological > > proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 > > http://www.mrbrklyn.com > > > > DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 > > http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software > > http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive > > http://www.coinhangout.com - coins! > > http://www.brooklyn-living.com > > > > Being so tracked is for FARM ANIMALS and extermination camps, > > but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > discuss mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > -- > So many immigrant groups have swept through our town > that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological > proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 > http://www.mrbrklyn.com > > DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 > http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software > http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive > http://www.coinhangout.com - coins! > http://www.brooklyn-living.com > > Being so tracked is for FARM ANIMALS and extermination camps, > but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013 > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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