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#1 2008-08-14 21:52:46
- Neko
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A file called "core"?
I just found a file “core” (no extension) within one of my sites’ TXP directory. It’s 6.something megabytes and it looks like some sort of binary file. IIRC (but probably not) it is related to rss_live_search but I’m not sure anymore. Could anyone confirm where is it from, please?
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Re: A file called "core"?
Neko wrote:
Could anyone confirm where is it from, please?
Unfortunatley not without looking inside it. Core files are UNIX dump files when some process has crashed. It’s supposed to hold all the computer’s state information (registers, memory, stacks etc) so you can find what caused the problem and fix it, but in 99% of cases so far I’ve found core files to be as useful as a spatula is at opening a can of tuna.
Last edited by Bloke (2008-08-14 23:12:35)
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Re: A file called "core"?
Do you have an error_log file somewhere in your web root? If so, see if there’s any mention of “coredump” (if your server’s configured for it) or any other fatal errors.
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#4 2008-08-16 23:47:49
- Neko
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Re: A file called "core"?
I see, thanks a lot to both of you. :)
I opened it up with console.app (on OS X) and it’s somewhat readable but too techie for me. I guess I’ll simply delete and forget about it for now. Thanks again.
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