[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #3713: Missing wp-cron.php might put huge stress on the Server

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#3713: Missing wp-cron.php might put huge stress on the Server
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 Reporter:  Jan                                                                |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect                                                             |       Status:  closed   
 Priority:  high                                                               |    Milestone:  2.1.1    
Component:  General                                                            |      Version:  2.1      
 Severity:  critical                                                           |   Resolution:  fixed    
 Keywords:  has-patch wp-cron cron recursive call heavy load server scheduler  |  
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Comment (by trisweb):

 I just want to add a comment to this, not reopen. This kind of behavior
 can also be caused by the Bad Behavior plugin placing wp-cron.php in its
 blacklist, thereby 403'ing local requests to it.

 Not sure if WordPress wants to block this possible condition, but even
 though I consider it a bug in Bad Behavior and have notified the
 developer, I suggest we find the cause of the infinite request loop and
 stop it. As a general rule, preventing Apache from crashing even in
 obscure cases is a Good Thing.

 I've done a write-up here if anyone's curious.

 http://www.trisweb.com/archives/2007/03/17/wordpress-wp-cronphp-and-bad-
 behavior-apache-crash/

 Let me know if you want me to open a new bug. Thanks.

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