memory leak in httpd or child process

[teddymills]

http://sourcefrog.net/weblog/software/linux-kernel/free-mem.html

 

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=175419

 

http://www.unixguide.net/linux/faq/06.08.shtml

 

 

What is be learned from this?

 

1.Never jump to hasty conclusions.(unless your Dr House)

2.Never underestimate the linux kernel 

 

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From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of teddymills
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 10:24 AM
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Subject: [TLUG]: memory leak in httpd or child process

 

I know the problem is not in Apache. (others would have found the problem a
long time ago)

Apache/2.0.54 (Unix) PHP/5.0.5 Server at vger1.dyndns.org Port 80

 

PHP5.05 should not be run with Apache2x? 

 

Anyways, over a period of 8 hours, the free memory goes from 125MB to 10MB.

Without anyone doing  anything at all. Or even pulling up a page from the
webserver.

 

If I restart apache, then the free memory goes back to 125MB again.

 

I suppose I could cron restart apache every 8 hours or so, but I would
prefer to fix the leak, 

as opposed to the virtual dutch boy.

 

I have a number of php applications, but since php is interpreted, that php
program should 

not be using memory until that php URL is activated. (yes/no/maybe?)

 

vanilla apache2 setup. 

no virtualhosting, no modules (except php5 module)

 

no virus's in the system. System was fully scanned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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