Apache errors

apache-2.2

I'm a newbie to server admin, but I'm trying to get my head around our Apache server. I got a shock when I tried to tail the Apache error logs. Even after greping the logs so I was only seeing actual errors, I was getting about 1 error per second. The Apache Server Status page says the server is handling ~6.3 requests per second.

This seems like an insanely high rate of errors to me, but I'm unfamiliar with how most servers in the wild perform.

Am I looking at a server in desperate need of help (as I suspect)?

Or is this normal?

Best Answer

If you're getting errors, then you need to fix the cause. If you're getting warnings that you don't want, then you need to fix the problems (or reduce the LogLevel)

Without any more information (such as what errors you're seeing) it's impossible to give you any further assistance.