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Apache MPM Common Directives

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Description:A collection of directives that are implemented by more than one multi-processing module (MPM)
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CoreDumpDirectory Directive

Description:Directory where Apache HTTP Server attempts to switch before dumping core
Syntax:CoreDumpDirectory directory
Default:See usage for the default setting
Context:server config
Status:MPM
Module:event, worker, prefork

This controls the directory to which Apache httpd attempts to switch before dumping core. If your operating system is configured to create core files in the working directory of the crashing process, CoreDumpDirectory is necessary to change working directory from the default ServerRoot directory, which should not be writable by the user the server runs as.

If you want a core dump for debugging, you can use this directive to place it in a different location. This directive has no effect if your operating system is not configured to write core files to the working directory of the crashing processes.

Security note for Linux systems

Using this directive on Linux may allow other processes on the system (if running wit