Apache.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. LOL

[nnichols]

I am currently working with Apache 1.3.31(Win32) and PHP 4.3.9 on WinXP/2000. When accessing an area of the site which is protected using Basic HTTP authentication, almost every page access results in an error msg popping up - "Apache.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

The error seems to relate to ntwdblib.dll. The error signature is -

szAppName : Apache.exe szAppVer : 0.0.0.0 szModName : ntwdblib.dll
szModVer : 2w000.80.194.0 offset : 00010de4

Does anyone have any idea what may be causing this?

TIA
Nick

[kalos]

From a cursory look on Google it appears that ntwdblib.dll is related to MSSQL. I've never had Apache 1 or 2 bomb during basic HTTP auth like that though. If you aer on XP or 2000 I highly recommend switching to Apache 2 as it handles threads better (regardless of what the PHP community says, it's still better for that platform).

Is said dll locatable in your PATH (perhaps in c:\windows\system32 [or c:\winnt\system32 for 2000])?

[nnichols]

Cheers for your thoughts.

The dll is in the system path and works fine everywhere else on the site. It is just in this small section of the site that it is failing. I have tried various different versions of this dll and the same error occurs.