My website is http://ourcoders.com/, recently I found sometime user report can not connect to my website, but I ssh to server, I found Apache still running, like this: root@AY1401261057077842eaZ:~# ps aux|grep apache root 873 0.0 1.3 290496 13528 ? Ss Aug18 0:28 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 3490 0.0 1.8 299004 18764 ? S Aug21 0:01 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 3612 0.0 1.5 296008 15540 ? S Aug21 0:03 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 3860 0.0 1.5 296636 16268 ? S Aug21 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 3913 0.0 1.2 295468 13084 ? S Aug21 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 3931 0.0 1.7 298488 18228 ? S 16:02 0:01 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 3938 0.0 1.9 299128 19724 ? S 16:02 0:02 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 4465 0.0 1.6 296688 16404 ? S Aug21 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 5075 0.0 1.2 295468 13044 ? S 16:16 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 5153 0.0 1.5 295880 15612 ? S 16:17 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 5770 0.0 1.5 296608 16016 ? S 16:30 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 5773 0.0 1.6 296948 16640 ? S 16:30 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 5816 0.0 1.6 297216 16976 ? S 16:31 0:01 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 5918 0.0 1.7 298228 17820 ? S 16:33 0:01 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 6023 0.0 1.9 299864 19840 ? S 16:35 0:13 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 6073 0.0 1.7 298480 18120 ? S 16:36 0:02 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 6088 0.0 2.0 300488 21008 ? S 16:36 0:12 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 6114 0.0 1.7 298548 18268 ? S 16:37 0:12 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 6134 0.0 1.6 296688 16532 ? S 16:37 0:04 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 6193 0.0 1.7 297908 17420 ? S 16:38 0:08 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 6821 0.0 1.8 299556 19072 ? S 16:43 0:11 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 7058 0.0 1.7 298676 18204 ? S 16:48 0:10 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 7065 0.0 1.8 299028 18868 ? S 16:48 0:11 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 7084 0.0 1.8 299508 19020 ? S 16:48 0:11 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 7221 0.0 1.8 299160 18768 ? S 16:51 0:09 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 11453 0.0 1.7 298484 18256 ? S 09:39 0:02 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start root 26324 0.0 0.0 8084 920 pts/0 S+ 22:52 0:00 grep --color=auto apache root 28517 0.0 0.0 4404 612 ? S Aug21 0:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/sbin/cronolog /var/log/apache2/cocoa/%Y/%m/access-%Y-%m-%d.log root 28518 0.0 0.0 4404 616 ? S Aug21 0:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/sbin/cronolog /var/log/apache2/cocoa/%Y/%m/access-%Y-%m-%d.log root 28519 0.0 0.0 4404 612 ? S Aug21 0:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/sbin/cronolog /var/log/apache2/cocoa/%Y/%m/access-%Y-%m-%d.log root 28520 0.0 0.0 4404 616 ? S Aug21 0:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/sbin/cronolog /var/log/apache2/cocoa/%Y/%m/access-%Y-%m-%d.log root 28521 0.0 0.0 4312 552 ? S Aug21 0:00 /usr/sbin/cronolog /var/log/apache2/cocoa/%Y/%m/access-%Y-%m-%d.log root 28522 0.0 0.0 4308 548 ? S Aug21 0:07 /usr/sbin/cronolog /var/log/apache2/cocoa/%Y/%m/access-%Y-%m-%d.log root 28523 0.0 0.0 4176 352 ? S Aug21 0:00 /usr/sbin/cronolog /var/log/apache2/cocoa/%Y/%m/access-%Y-%m-%d.log root 28524 0.0 0.0 4180 356 ? S Aug21 0:00 /usr/sbin/cronolog /var/log/apache2/cocoa/%Y/%m/access-%Y-%m-%d.log Today's only error log is blow. [Sat Aug 23 22:52:47 2014] [notice] SIGHUP received. Attempting to restart [Sat Aug 23 22:52:47 2014] [notice] Apache/2.2.22 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13 with Suhosin-Patch configured -- resuming normal operations traffic information: cat access-2014-08-23.log | cut -d " " -f4 |cut -d":" -f2 |sort|uniq -c |sort -nr 5692 14 5291 15 5083 16 4723 23 4463 12 4057 17 4011 11 3926 13 3852 10 3187 05 3176 09 3055 06 2790 07 2672 00 2608 02 2591 01 2577 04 2514 03 2497 08 707 22 88 18 After I use "sudo apachectl restart", user can connect my website. So I want to know? What is the problem? And if "sudo apachectl restart" is needed, can I automate run this command? Today this kind struts appear again, and I run netstat -a -n Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:3306 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 125.39.208.120:50708 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 125.39.208.158:50278 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 220.173.142.152:23320 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 60.173.247.132:52851 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 125.39.208.158:39397 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 125.39.208.158:56894 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 183.129.174.2:21291 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 125.39.208.120:44499 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 125.39.208.120:34017 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 124.65.50.210:3774 SYN_RECV tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:15770 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 14.127.65.219:61633 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 305 0 115.28.146.116:80 125.39.208.120:37593 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52866 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52873 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52868 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 343 0 115.28.146.116:80 182.118.20.215:50709 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:54784 173.194.127.243:80 ESTABLISHED tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 116.192.2.185:41253 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52876 10.146.6.61:3306 ESTABLISHED tcp 559 0 115.28.146.116:80 218.241.144.114:54501 ESTABLISHED tcp 376 0 115.28.146.116:80 116.213.196.119:50604 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59339 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 214 0 115.28.146.116:80 142.4.215.40:34443 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:48635 115.28.146.116:80 ESTABLISHED tcp 187 0 115.28.146.116:80 115.28.146.116:48635 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52853 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 594 0 115.28.146.116:80 183.129.174.2:7090 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52874 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 182.118.20.166:44081 TIME_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59028 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 14.127.65.219:61665 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52860 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:46983 10.146.6.61:3306 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 2290 115.28.146.116:80 14.154.179.243:41049 FIN_WAIT1 tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:42900 10.146.6.61:3306 ESTABLISHED tcp 571 0 115.28.146.116:80 220.173.142.152:23295 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59337 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 438 0 115.28.146.116:80 42.120.74.202:31567 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59498 ESTABLISHED tcp 259 0 115.28.146.116:80 66.249.65.56:36739 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59341 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 142.4.215.40:34267 FIN_WAIT2 tcp 799 0 115.28.146.116:80 180.173.88.1:52779 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 117.136.25.132:25207 FIN_WAIT2 tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 220.181.108.186:42540 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:59902 10.242.174.13:80 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 1820 115.28.146.116:80 218.22.140.90:39266 LAST_ACK tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 66.249.65.64:56977 TIME_WAIT tcp 669 0 115.28.146.116:80 83.251.90.61:49664 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52872 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 233 0 115.28.146.116:80 54.202.88.0:43398 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 479 0 115.28.146.116:80 65.49.44.149:25739 ESTABLISHED tcp 378 0 115.28.146.116:80 148.251.124.173:39313 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 14.127.65.219:61697 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 49.4.158.2:52986 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 769 0 115.28.146.116:80 14.127.65.219:61537 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52859 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:55734 10.164.2.163:9200 TIME_WAIT tcp 563 0 115.28.146.116:80 202.55.20.10:22577 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 194 0 115.28.146.116:80 37.58.100.165:50908 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 791 0 115.28.146.116:80 116.192.2.185:45628 ESTABLISHED tcp 709 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.116.61.178:65209 ESTABLISHED tcp 706 0 115.28.146.116:80 183.227.44.237:54519 ESTABLISHED tcp 301 0 115.28.146.116:80 118.198.243.127:31180 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:55721 10.164.2.163:9200 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:55726 10.164.2.163:9200 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:55723 10.164.2.163:9200 TIME_WAIT tcp 681 0 115.28.146.116:80 83.251.90.61:49662 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 83.251.90.61:65274 TIME_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59022 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 180.173.88.1:52781 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59037 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:55728 10.164.2.163:9200 TIME_WAIT tcp 231 0 115.28.146.116:37596 110.75.102.62:80 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 14.127.65.219:61569 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:51310 10.146.6.61:3306 ESTABLISHED tcp 299 0 115.28.146.116:80 123.125.71.16:36281 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:48620 115.28.146.116:80 ESTABLISHED tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 183.227.44.237:54520 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59026 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 479 0 115.28.146.116:80 65.49.44.149:5490 ESTABLISHED tcp 665 0 115.28.146.116:80 83.251.90.61:49663 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:53744 173.194.127.147:80 ESTABLISHED tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59023 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:22 116.192.2.185:34205 ESTABLISHED tcp 333 0 115.28.146.116:80 149.174.113.111:54338 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52861 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52863 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 116.192.2.185:43272 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 767 0 115.28.146.116:80 49.4.158.2:52947 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 668 0 115.28.146.116:80 83.251.90.61:49665 ESTABLISHED tcp 642 0 115.28.146.116:80 222.78.185.50:55788 ESTABLISHED tcp 710 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.116.61.178:65264 ESTABLISHED tcp 284 0 115.28.146.116:80 157.55.39.243:65185 ESTABLISHED tcp 450 0 115.28.146.116:80 65.49.44.149:55496 ESTABLISHED tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 116.192.2.185:36629 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 233 0 115.28.146.116:80 54.202.88.0:42424 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 187 0 115.28.146.116:80 115.28.146.116:48620 ESTABLISHED tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 14.127.65.219:61601 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 776 0 115.28.146.116:80 202.118.253.102:64883 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 841 0 115.28.146.116:80 37.228.105.28:49472 ESTABLISHED tcp 787 0 115.28.146.116:80 112.65.226.198:52192 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:55717 10.164.2.163:9200 TIME_WAIT tcp 233 0 115.28.146.116:80 54.202.88.0:42855 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 379 0 115.28.146.116:80 101.226.166.219:2322 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:80 183.60.212.152:43063 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 180.173.88.1:52780 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 784 0 115.28.146.116:80 101.95.29.26:63094 ESTABLISHED tcp 463 0 115.28.146.116:80 65.49.44.149:53876 ESTABLISHED tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 116.192.2.185:37946 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 479 0 115.28.146.116:80 65.49.44.149:41157 ESTABLISHED tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59036 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 49.4.158.2:52984 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 116.192.2.185:38100 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52865 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59027 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:36508 173.194.127.81:80 ESTABLISHED tcp 210 0 115.28.146.116:80 188.143.232.123:47775 ESTABLISHED tcp 1 0 115.28.146.116:80 113.36.238.28:59025 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 10.144.142.201:52857 10.146.6.61:3306 TIME_WAIT tcp 654 0 115.28.146.116:80 49.4.158.2:52985 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 115.28.146.116:58627 110.75.102.62:80 ESTABLISHED tcp 782 0 115.28.146.116:80 180.153.219.13:40293 ESTABLISHED tcp 792 0 115.28.146.116:80 116.192.2.185:48187 CLOSE_WAIT tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN udp 0 0 115.28.146.116:123 0.0.0.0:* udp 0 0 10.144.142.201:123 0.0.0.0:* udp 0 0 127.0.0.1:123 0.0.0.0:* udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:123 0.0.0.0:* udp6 0 0 :::123 :::* Active UNIX domain sockets (servers and established) Proto RefCnt Flags Type State I-Node Path unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 8447 /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock unix 2 [ ACC ] SEQPACKET LISTENING 6678 /run/udev/control unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 6482 @/com/ubuntu/upstart unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 7543 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 7 [ ] DGRAM 7551 /dev/log unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 7650 /var/run/nscd/socket unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 7156424 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7156137 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7156136 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 7156135 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 7155834 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 9734 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9151 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9150 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9136 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9135 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9106 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9105 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 9073 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7575 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7574 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7565 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7564 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7332 @/com/ubuntu/upstart unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7330 unix 3 [ ] DGRAM 6712 unix 3 [ ] DGRAM 6711 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 6662 @/com/ubuntu/upstart unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 6635