Apache randomly failed, won't start back up...

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n8_115

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Hello:

2 days ago all of the websites on my server stopped working.

When I try to reboot the apache server from WHM, this error message shows up (tried 10+ times)



Restarting Apache Web Server


Waiting for httpd to restart..............finished.httpd (/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/bin/whostmgr ./reshttpd) running as root with PID 3121httpd has failed, please contact the sysadmin.
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When I check my error_log this shows up, which makes me think it may have something to do with the number of members on my forum being too big or something like that... I really have no idea what's going on, but the line "/usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php" makes me think VB might have something to do with this.







[Tue May 5 11:08:42 2009] [notice] suEXEC mechanism enabled (wrapper: /usr/local/apache/bin/suexec)

[Tue May 5 11:08:42 2009] [notice] Accept mutex: sysvsem (Default: sysvsem)

[Tue May 5 11:08:51 2009] [error] server reached MaxClients setting, consider raising the MaxClients setting

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/404.shtml

[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php



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[Tue May 5 11:13:43 2009] [notice] Apache/1.3.37 (Unix) mod_auth_passthrough/1.8 mod_log_bytes/1.2 mod_bwlimited/1.4 PHP/4.4.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635.SR1.2 mod_ssl/2.8.28 OpenSSL/0.9.8a configured -- resuming normal operations

[Tue May 5 11:13:43 2009] [notice] suEXEC mechanism enabled (wrapper: /usr/local/apache/bin/suexec)

[Tue May 5 11:13:43 2009] [notice] Accept mutex: sysvsem (Default: sysvsem)

[Tue May 5 11:13:52 2009] [error] server reached MaxClients setting, consider raising the MaxClients setting
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Also, when I try to connect VIA FTP, the connection is very wierd, sometimes it won't connect to the server, sometimes it does and randomly disconnects after 5 - 10 seconds...


Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


I'm losing a few hundred dollars a day, so if someone could offer me some tech support and get my server back online ASAP I would gladly pay for your services.
 
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lehels

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n8_115 said:
Hello:

2 days ago all of the websites on my server stopped working.

When I try to reboot the apache server from WHM, this error message shows up (tried 10+ times)





When I check my error_log this shows up, which makes me think it may have something to do with the number of members on my forum being too big or something like that... I really have no idea what's going on, but the line "/usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php" makes me think VB might have something to do with this.











Also, when I try to connect VIA FTP, the connection is very wierd, sometimes it won't connect to the server, sometimes it does and randomly disconnects after 5 - 10 seconds...


Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


I'm losing a few hundred dollars a day, so if someone could offer me some tech support and get my server back online ASAP I would gladly pay for your services.
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Hello,

Based on this info:

[Tue May 5 11:08:51 2009] [error] server reached MaxClients setting, consider raising the MaxClients setting
and
[Tue May 5 11:13:23 2009] [error] [client 87.97.97.162] File does not exist: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/member.php

You have an attack on your Apache. MaxClients is full.

I would suggest you to block that IP, and "chmod 000 /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/" than chattr +i /usr/local/apache/htdocs/forum/

Should be fine.

Cheers,
Lehel
 
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n8_115

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How am I supposed to perform those actions on a file/directory that doesnt actually exist?
 
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