[mod_python] MySQL invalid pointer error

Richard Lewis wrote:
> On Thursday 02 November 2006 10:06, Richard Lewis wrote:
>> I'm doing some stuff with MySQL and mod_python and have been noticing some
>> concerning entries in my Apache error log:
>>
>> *** glibc detected *** free(): invalid pointer: 0x0834241d ***
>> [Wed Nov 01 18:43:20 2006] [notice] child pid 7637 exit signal Aborted (6)
>>
>> I /think/ they are coming from MySQL. Can anyone confirm this?
>>
> OK, I think this is actually a problem. I seem to get around 5 or 6 successful 
> requests from my mod_python app without these error messages. After that, my 
> browser says that the connection to localhost.localdomain is broken and the 
> server doesn't process any more of these requests (though it does seem to 
> continue serving non-database requests). Restarting Apache (not MySQL) solves 
> the problem.
> 
> Any ideas? Should I try sqlrelay?

I don't think we've seen this error messages exactly, but have seen 
segmentation faults related to mysql. The cause is generally a mismatch 
between the myclientlib used by python MySQLdb and some other apache 
module such as php.

This FAQ may help you track down the problem:
http://www.modpython.org/FAQ/faqw.py?req=show&file=faq02.013.htp

Jim