I've been having a problem with my Drupal site that pops up about once a day that I'm wondering if anyone else has had and can point me in a direction to solve.

What happens is the site, rather than loading, comes up with the message "opendir(hm/profiles/standard/modules/pathauto/../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../.. in /usr/hm/DRUPAL-4-6-3/webroot/includes/file.inc on line 538." repeated over and over on the page.

This generally only affects the site for a couple minutes at a time (and shows up with that error message in my admin log about a hundred times), but I'm wondering if I can do anything to stop this reoccurrence. Any ideas?

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two2the8’s picture

I've been having this problem too. I'm curious if it's the product of a php page snippet that I use to draw in flexinode content. But then, I have NO idea, really - just a wild stab in the dark.

bombaclot’s picture

If so, do you need this module? Does the module version match the drupal version?

nigma3d’s picture

i am getting this error but with flexinode. any ideas at all?

opendir(modules/flexinode/./././././././././././././././././././)

nigma3d’s picture

additional info:

my site is a very busy site, 100,000+ hits a day. my site crashed when it got this error and populated the watchdog with 500,000 messages during a 10 minute period. for right now i think i am going to disable flexinode.

opendir(modules/flexinode/././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././. in /var/www/html/includes/file.inc on line 524.

TijsC’s picture

I finally found out what problem I had that my site wasn't working properly.
Now that I could view the logs I directly saw the problem. It was exactly as the one you guys have above.

My website is quite busy too, less hits then nigma3d's, but quite some user input.
In 10 minutes it populated the watchdog with over 3 million error messages.

Since then, it doesn't log anything. When people are posting white pages show up and images are not shown correctly.
I disabled the flexinode module and I'm working with drupal 4.6.3.

How can I fix the logs and make sure this won't happen again?