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Topic: Apache crashes when I click "admin"

Hello,

I'm installing PunBB but can only get it to partially work. The installation seems to be fine and I appear to be able to use most features of the board. However, when I click on the "admin" menu Apache crashes evey time.

The error given is this:

The program tried to execute an invalid instruction
Fault location 0028:0000B
interrupts in service: None


I'm using the following, installed using ApacheFriends (mini)XAMPP Version 1.2;
Apache 2.0.48 (win32)
PHP 4.3.4
MySQL 4.0.15
Windows ME operating system.


Does anyone have any idea why clicking "admin" should cause Apache to crash?

Many thanks.

Max

Re: Apache crashes when I click "admin"

try testing if the 'admin_reports.php' page works, ... if that one works the checks made for admins probably isn't the cause, but perhaps the 'statistics' instead.

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Re: Apache crashes when I click "admin"

Hi Frank, thanks for the quick reply.

I've tested the 'admin_reports.php' page and this works, along with the other 'admin_?' pages in the menu.

I'm not sure what you mean by the 'statistics'. I'm looking at 'admin_index.php' in my editor. Do you think I should try and remove a bit at a time from this file to try and find out what isn't working?

Thanks.

Max

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Re: Apache crashes when I click "admin"

/*
// Get the server load averages (if possible)
if (@file_exists('/proc/loadavg'))
{
    // We use @ just in case
    $fh = @fopen('/proc/loadavg', 'r');
    $load_averages = @fread($fh, 64);
    @fclose($fh);

    $load_averages = @explode(' ', $load_averages);
    $server_load = $load_averages[0].' '.$load_averages[1].' '.$load_averages[2];
}
else if (preg_match('/averages?: ([0-9\.]+),[\s]+([0-9\.]+),[\s]+([0-9\.]+)/i', @exec('uptime'), $load_averages))
    $server_load = $load_averages[1].' '.$load_averages[2].' '.$load_averages[3];
else
*/   
    $server_load = 'Not available';

=====================================
Hopefully the above code should come out ok.

When I commented out this part from admin_index.php Apache no longer crashes. Not exactly sure yet which part is causing the problem, although I'm now a bit worried about installing this in my web space in case I crash the whole server. I don't have a pc configured with the same linux/apache software to be able to mimic the setup of my web host. I guess there are already quite a few people using this on linux/apache already?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Max

Re: Apache crashes when I click "admin"

Ah, you found what I thought of smile

Dunno if it's possible to get another type of load values, but you're perhaps satisfied as it is now? smile

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Re: Apache crashes when I click "admin"

It helps me for the moment; I have no need for this feature so it doesn't need to be in. I've only just installed the whole thing so have not yet had a chance to fully test it out and see if it will suit my needs.


I'll post again later if I come across any more problems.

Thanks again.

Max