Apache stops serving pages

Hello all, newbe here. Sorry if this explanation lacks in content...
I've installed Apache 2.0.47 on a Mandrake 9.2 box. All seemed to work fine. but after a while (it varies from 30 minutes to several hours I think) Apache just stops serving the pages. My browser says "page found loading" but just hangs there.

Upon looking at my error_log I found something to be sort of odd ( other then all the hacking attempts that is)

here is some of it.

[Mon Mar 29 13:01:00 2004] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
[Mon Mar 29 13:01:02 2004] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Mon Mar 29 13:01:02 2004] [notice] Digest: done
[Mon Mar 29 13:01:03 2004] [notice] Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/2.0.47 (Mandrake Linux/6.3.92mdk) mod_fortress/1.0 mod_ssl/2.0.47 OpenSSL/0.9.7b PHP/4.3.2 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Mon Mar 29 13:12:53 2004] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
[Mon Mar 29 13:13:19 2004] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Mon Mar 29 13:13:19 2004] [notice] Digest: done
[Mon Mar 29 13:13:20 2004] [notice] Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/2.0.47 (Mandrake Linux/6.3.92mdk) mod_fortress/1.0 mod_ssl/2.0.47 OpenSSL/0.9.7b PHP/4.3.2 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Mon Mar 29 13:19:01 2004] [notice] Graceful restart requested, doing restart
[Mon Mar 29 13:19:07 2004] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Mon Mar 29 13:19:07 2004] [notice] Digest: done
[Mon Mar 29 13:19:08 2004] [notice] Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/2.0.47 (Mandrake Linux/6.3.92mdk) mod_fortress/1.0 mod_ssl/2.0.47 OpenSSL/0.9.7b PHP/4.3.2 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Mon Mar 29 13:19:08 2004] [warn] long lost child came home! (pid 4347)


This mostly repeats over and over. If any one is interested I can post all of it. The reason I'm not posting all of it now is that there are some ip numbers on it. From funni little hackers thinking it's a windows server...I think. I don't know what the forum's rules are on showing other people's "sensitive" information.

Please Help Me. I've tried many other people/forums/Google searches to no avail.

Thanks and please let me know if there is any more information I should post.

 

 

 

 

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