>Number: 1857 >Category: os-windows >Synopsis: Too many open files: couldn't spawn child process (with PHP3) >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Sun Feb 22 16:10:00 PST 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.3b3 >Environment: Windows NT Server 4.0 (Service PACK 3) and Apache's win32 binary distribution >Description: I am having a problem with my PHP running under an Apache service on NT. I ran the server and few hours later I noticed that I php.exe doesn't work anymore. I get the message
"[Sun Feb 22 20:51:41 1998] [error] (24)Too many open files: couldn't spawn child process: c:/inetpub/wwwroot/cgi-bin/php.exe" in the Apache's log. I have a PHP3 type action in the apache config file whicn fires the CGI PHP.EXE whenever a .php extension is encountered. I contact the PHP mailing list and they think it's an Apache Problem. >How-To-Repeat: Run a PHP script every 10 seconds and you're bound to hit this problem! >Fix: I tried doing special prayers and that didn't seem to fix it! :%2 >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ]
