Re: Memory limit is used for all scripts instead of one?

From: Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 03:58:20 +0000
Subject: Re: Memory limit is used for all scripts instead of one?
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What version of PHP are you using? There were some changes in 4.0.6 that may change your results. Brian Moon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dealnews.com, Inc. Makers of dealnews, dealmac http://dealnews.com/ | http://dealmac.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Swift" <swift@fanpro.com> To: <php-dev@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 9:52 AM Subject: [PHP-DEV] Memory limit is used for all scripts instead of one? > Warning: Could not execute mail delivery program in > /local/Web/sites/phpweb/bugs.php on line 419 > Mail not sent! > Please send this page in a mail to php-dev@lists.php.net manually. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- > > Hi there! > > As far as I understand, the option "memory_limit" sets the mem-limit for > > ONE script. > I installed PHP as a Apache module and I set the memory_limit to 16M > (via php.ini). > > When I allocate 8M of memory, all works fine. But when two different > scripts each allocate 8M, I will get sometimes the following message: > Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to > allocate 4194304 bytes) in /usr/local/httpd/htdocs/testxx.php on line 6 > > Both scripts (testx.php and testxx.php) contain the following code: > <?php > > $str = "x"; > for($i=0; $i<23; $i++) > { > $str .= $str; > echo strlen($str) . "<br>"; > } > ?> > > First, 1 byte will be allocated, then 2, then 4 and so on. The last > allocated string has a size of 8M. > It's a little difficult to reproduce the problem because I have to call > both scripts exactly at the same time from my browser. But, as I said, > sometimes I get the described error-message. > > My question is: Is this normal and memory_limit sets the limit for ALL > scripts that are currently running or is this a bug? > > Thanks in advance! > > ... tobias wiersch from germany > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > >

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