n8w Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I took my site down for awhile because site5.com told me it was consuming lots of resources. I saw some problems in the code, fixed it and posted it again. However I see a 35MB core file appear. What is this? Is that bad? If so what would be the cause of it? Should I set up a crontab to delete the core file everyday? Thanks for you input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 A core file is a memory dump created when a compiled program crashes. So yes, they're bad as in they indicate something isn't working somewhere. I couldn't begin to predict what process on your server is creating it or tell you how to figure that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessgeneral Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Hi, A handy tip for finding out which process caused the core dump is to run the unix/linux command 'file' on it. Once you've identified the program causing the crashes, you'll have to decide what to do about it. You'd probably want to fix what is causing the core dumps instead of fixing the symptoms in the crontab. However, if you do go down that route, try setting the ulimits to 0 for the core file (run: ulimit -c 0) to prevent any core files being dumped. Regards, Darren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8w Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Would you be interested in doing some freelance work .. just basical fixing this core problem If you have time just let me know what you would charge for something like this. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenway Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Not even remotely mysql-related... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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