Bug #16113 Updated: Circulaire includes makes Apache hang.

ID: 16113 Updated by: tozz@embrace.selwerd.nl Reported By: tozz@embrace.selwerd.nl Status: Open Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Any? (Mine: Linux 2.4.13) PHP Version: 4.1.2 New Comment: And this issue can also be abused by users that want to DoS webservers. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-03-16 12:35:35] tozz@embrace.selwerd.nl Hello, Althought its the user responsibility to verify his scripts, my user did not have enough knowledge of PHP to be able to verify all his scripts and my Apache died. The problem? In short, i reproduced the problem by making 2 files: file1.php: <? include("http://host.name/file2.php"); ?> file2.php <? include("http://host.name/file1.php"); ?> When you open http://host.name/file1.php you will see an enormous amount of Apache childs. And apache hangs (it does not respond to new requests!). I know its the user his fault, but when you have a very complicated website this might happen because of bugs in your scripts. Because of this my Apache webserver died and I had to restart Apache to make it work again. Perhaps its a good idea to add somekind of check to prevent things like this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=16113&edit=1