Premature end of the script

[jlive]

Hi all,
I have some scripts (both in production and in development) that abort (500 Internal Server Error) and I don't know why.

I think the problem is at server level: some script was working since many weeks, and I didn't change anything.

Btw I set some variables in my php.ini to have more information. But the only message I get in the error_log is: premature end of the script

Note:
- no other php error message
- processing time: 5-10 secs (limit is 30secs)
- memory limit: 8Mb (but also 64Mb does not make difference)
- display_error on
- display_startup_error = on
- error_reporting E_ALL
- tracking the script, it seems working right

How can I get more information about that error ?

[weekender]

a quick search of the manual returns the [man]file[/man] page - and this in the comments section

It appears that the file() function causes file access problems for perl cgi scripts accessing the same files. I am using Perl v5.6.0 in linux with PHP/4.0.4pl1. After running a php app using the file() function, any perl cgi trying to access the same file randomly dies returning an internal server error: premature end of script headers. The simple fix is to use fopen(), fgets() and fclose() instead of file().

[jlive]

Thanks weekender

but
- I use the file() function only to write in the log file, the problem occurs in the indexing scripts far away from where I write the log
- I don't use perl cgi (not on that file)

again
- I'm quite sure it's a problem about the memory (many other users working on the same server have the same problem, and everybody are converging on this explanation)

btw, I'd like to know what is the cause, sure, but I want to know also:
<b>how making the php debugger tell more about the error ?</b>

jlive