I have Apache 2.4.12 running on a 64 bit Windows Server 2012 R2 installation that periodically just stops serving web pages. Usually it will start working after an hour or two, or if I'm in a position to remote into the server I can restart the service using the Apache Service Monitor, and normally get it to start without waiting. There is absolutely nothing in the error or access logs. I have not seen anything that seems to relate in the Windows logs either. I thought it might be having a firewall (either Windows or router), but last time it stopped, while remoted into the server, I brought up Firefox and tried to access a web page or two. I get the browser error that the web server is not responding (or something along that line). That should eliminate the router, or Windows firewall I would think. As soon as I restart the Apache service, both Firefox on the server and on a remote computer are able to access pages.
The server gets restarted every Friday afternoon, and last Friday Apache stopped within a couple hours. Problem happen anywhere from a few hours to several days apart. This is a very plain vanilla server that is serving three Virtual Hosts (all are affected at the same time), with no dynamic content - just plain old html
Any good ideas of a cause or where to start looking?
Jim Walls
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