Are you using a 64-bit version of Apache or a 32-bit version? Where did you download it? I often have issue with the 64-bit Windows builds, so I usually stick to the 32-bit builds from Apache Lounge.
- Y On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 10:32 PM, Jim Walls <j...@k6ccc.org> wrote: > I asked the question below about my Apache server stopping serving pages. > Since then, the server has continued to stop serving pages periodically, > and is getting more frequent. A couple days ago, wondering if there could > be something competing for the IP port, I changed the port from 81 to 8180, > and then updated to port forwarding in the router. I really had no reason > to believe that port 81 was getting any other activity, but it was an easy > test. This did not make any difference. Today I changed the error log > level to debug to see if anything showed up. Since that time, the server > has stopped three more times. In each case, I remoted into the server, and > again was not able to access any web pages from a web browser on the > server. As soon as I restarted Apache, it started working correctly. > Looking at the error logs, there is absolutely nothing to indicate a > problem. Similarly, the access log only showed that there was no activity > from the time it stopped serving pages, until I restarted the server, and > then normal activity. > > I'm running out of ideas. > > Anybody else? > > Jim Walls > > > On 1/5/2016 11:05, Jim Walls wrote: > > > > I have Apache 2.4.12 running on a 64 bit Windows Server 2012 R2 > installation that periodically just stops serving web pages. Usually it > will start working after an hour or two, or if I'm in a position to remote > into the server I can restart the service using the Apache Service Monitor, > and normally get it to start without waiting. There is absolutely nothing > in the error or access logs. I have not seen anything that seems to relate > in the Windows logs either. I thought it might be having a firewall > (either Windows or router), but last time it stopped, while remoted into > the server, I brought up Firefox and tried to access a web page or two. I > get the browser error that the web server is not responding (or something > along that line). That should eliminate the router, or Windows firewall I > would think. As soon as I restart the Apache service, both Firefox on the > server and on a remote computer are able to access pages. > > The server gets restarted every Friday afternoon, and last Friday Apache > stopped within a couple hours. Problem happen anywhere from a few hours > to several days apart. This is a very plain vanilla server that is serving > three Virtual Hosts (all are affected at the same time), with no dynamic > content - just plain old html > > Any good ideas of a cause or where to start looking? > > Jim Walls > j...@k6ccc.org > > > > > -- > 73 > ------------------------------------- > Jim Walls - k6ccc...@k6ccc.org > Ofc: 818-548-4804http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ > AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 > >
