By Trib on

Was just trying to confirm if in fact memory was the reason for my drupal shutting down..
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It tried to allocate more memory and I guess I ran out. I tried to modify the php table but no luck. I disabled phpgd2 and that seemed to do the trick. Was I right in my assumption or is there a rule of thumb memory requirement.. Thanks in advance.. PS>>Had no trouble getting this software up and running.Great job to all..

Trib

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Steven’s picture

Steven commented

The amount of memory needed depends entirely on both your Drupal set up (e.g. which modules you use) as well as the server software and platform (e.g. which web server you use and with which options enabled).

Drupal itself only uses GD2 when doing image operations. Some memory-heavy parts (like color.module) will check for enough memory first, but others might crap out if they need more than is available (but only in specific cases, after specific actions, like uploading a large image). If this is the problem, you can raise the memory limit in PHP.ini.

It's not clear from your request what exactly your problem is, when it happens or what you tried to fix it. Please provide (much) more context and write in clearer, more structured text.

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Trib commented

Thanks Steven..I believe that allocating more memory in the ini file was the answer..I'm very new to this and have been playing with it on my desktop..I love the flexibility it allows and theming doesn't seem to be a problem..I hope I can find the time to really get down and twist some knobs..Thanks for the quick response..

Trib

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inforeto commented

Don't forget to make any other tests you could need to keep usage and resources under control.
Now that you have raised the memory cap per page you'd want to simulate traffic spikes.

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk commented

What do have to if I exhaust memory every now and then?

Please give insight.
Thanks,
Greg

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vm commented

increase your memory_limit in php.ini