What could these strange files be?

[lionheart8]

Hi


I found some rather strange files in a web directory folder I'm trying to set up. They are not part of the original files as the directory script itself, including the few files I added, which would be at most 2MB. They are not php or of any format I'm aware of. Those are the details, including names I got about them from Cpanel & their sizes + dates

core.15073
File Type: ELF 32-bit LSB core file Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), SVR4-style, from 'php' =>
17.2MB - 01.04.2007

core.3913
File Type: ELF 32-bit LSB core file Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), SVR4-style, from 'php' =>
17.7MB - 01.04.2007

core.9196
File Type: ELF 32-bit LSB core file Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), SVR4-style, from 'php' =>
18.2MB – 01.04.2007



Could the site administrator know anything about them?

 

[t2t2t]

These are Corey's sons Core's.
mmh... bad joke...

 

[Corey]

No kids for me yet

Those are core dump files caused by PHP. I believe when a script crashes it creates one. I'm not that familiar with them though. You can delete them.

-Corey

 

[lionheart8]

Ok, I will get rid of them. Thanks!

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