Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] PHP memory problem

[Dan Johansson <Dan.Johansson@dmj.nu>]

On Thursday 14 April 2011 03.12:34 Michael Orlitzky wrote:
> On 04/13/2011 02:42 PM, Dan Johansson wrote:
> > I know this is Off-topic but I also know there are a lot of smart people
> > "lurking" on this list.
> > 
> > I have a PHP-script that does not run from a web-server but directly in a
> > shell. When I run it I get the following error:
> > 
> > # ./dj.php
> > PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 100663296 bytes exhausted (tried
> > to allocate 104 bytes) in /usr/local/scripts/includes/dj.inc on line 79
> > Allowed memory size of 100663296 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 24
> > bytes)
> > 
> > My scripts starts with:
> > #!/usr/bin/php
> > <?php
> > 
> > ini_set('memory_limit', '4192M');
> > 
> > include "dj.inc";
> > 
> > And in php.ini I have:
> > memory_limit = 1G      ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume
> > 
> > Why does PHP not honor my memory limits?
> > I have set 1GB in php.ini and 4192MB (I know that is more then 1GB) and
> > the scripts fails at 100663296 bytes (~ 96MB). I have also tried with
> > other memory settings but I always end up with with the failure at
> > ~96MB. The host has enough RAM (32GB) to support the script.
> > 
> > Any suggestions on how to solve the issue (short of rewriting the script
> > in C or C++)?
> 
> The use of 'G' as a unit was only "recently" added, in PHP 5.1.0. Try
> using 'M' instead, and multiplying by 1024.
> 
> I would also suggest using a number under 4 gigabytes, as you risk
> overflowing a 32-bit integer. Does '3072M' work?

Thanks, that was it. Changing 4G to 4192M in pnp.ini did solve the issue.

Regards,
-- 
Dan Johansson, <http://www.dmj.nu>
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