[Zope] ZServer stops responding

[Dieter Maurer]

AM wrote at 2003-3-11 08:04 -0800:
 > I have a Apache 2.0 and a ZServer w/ VHM behind it. The Apache uses 
 > RewriteRules to serve the ZServer content. The problem is every so 
 > often, the zope server stops responding with a
 > 
 > *Proxy Error *
 > The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
 > The proxy server could not handle the request /GET / </>/.
 > 
 > Reason: *Error reading from remote server*
 > 
 > Apache/2.0.43 Server at nbs.neuro-bs.com Port 80/
 > /
 > and my zope debug log has:
 > 
 > 2003-03-10T19:09:03 INFO(0) Z2 Caught signal SIGTERM
 > ....

Provided, the two events (proxy error and log entry) occur at the same
time, the reason for your proxy error is very clear and natural:

  Someone sent Zope the "SIGTERM" signal which means please shut down
  and Zope did....
  


Dieter