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Import without selecting file creates giant apache error log

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:07 pm
by orblivion
I'm running apache from Ubuntu's repo, Lucid Lynx. I went to import an old blog, specifically as the MT format. Except, I forgot to select the file, and just hit Import. As I was waiting, before I realized my mistake, I started getting warnings about low disk space on my root partition. Eventually space went to zero.

Thankfully my friend suggested I look under /var/log and found that apache's error log had grown to fill the space. I deleted the file and restarted apache (inode sticks around while apache still has the file open) and I'm good.

Perhaps you'd want to look into why so many error messages are being generated.

Re: Import without selecting file creates giant apache error

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:20 am
by orblivion
Oh, and Chromium browser.

Re: Import without selecting file creates giant apache error

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:22 am
by garvinhicking
Hi!

Well, without your exact warnings, we wouldn't know what you get warned about.

You should definitely run PHP logging only with E_ALL &~E_NOTICE to exclude NOTICE warnings. Those are extra picky, don't interfer with a web application and only generate noise.

Regards,
Garvin