server 9 "out of memory" error on php web page?

server 9 "out of memory" error on php web page?

am 10.04.2008 07:13:42 von afernlund

take a look, if you like, it's on http://68.178.68.50:8080/fmwebguests/home.php

Re: server 9 "out of memory" error on php web page?

am 10.04.2008 19:26:54 von FastWolf

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:13:42 -0700 (PDT), "afernlund_me_at@gmail.com"
wrote:

>take a look, if you like, it's on http://68.178.68.50:8080/fmwebguests/home.php

In your original post (dated 4/5/2008) you stated that you couldn't
hit the site from outside your intranet. But obviously now you can,
so it's not the firewall. The problem may be exactly what it says:
your system needs more memory. Check the virtual memory settings (OS
disk cache) in Windows, often the system doesn't set itself a high
enough amount for the swap file. Set it to a minimum of 3100MB and a
maximum of 4096MB.

Since you also stated that you moved this install from a box at home
to one at the office, it would be helpful to have the system specs for
the home box (since the db worked there) to compare. That would
include the virtual memory settings, as well as the other usual specs.

hope this helps

--
FW

FileMaker Pro Advanced 8.5 on Windows XP Pro SP2
FileMaker Server 8.0 on Windows 2003 Server R2

Re: server 9 "out of memory" error on php web page?

am 10.04.2008 22:14:36 von FastWolf

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:13:42 -0700 (PDT), "afernlund_me_at@gmail.com"
wrote:

>take a look, if you like, it's on http://68.178.68.50:8080/fmwebguests/home.php

This issue bugged me (if you'll pardon the pun) so I've spent the
morning trying to find a solution. Nobody seems to have one. The
only successful remedy that I've come across is simply to uninstall
and reinstall FileMaker Server on the host machine. You can look at
the page I saw this advice on here:

http://tinyurl.com/57o35k

phew! Now I can get back to work. :)

hope this helps

--
FW

FileMaker Pro Advanced 8.5 on Windows XP Pro SP2
FileMaker Server 8.0 on Windows 2003 Server R2

Re: server 9 "out of memory" error on php web page?

am 11.04.2008 04:59:58 von afernlund

thanks for your interest.....actually I meant to say that i moved the
computer from home and plugged it in at the office, so its the same
machine and installation that worked before I moved it...and has 2 gig
of ram.... I will double check the settings you suggested and then
wipe the drive and re-install from the ground up.

Re: Re: server 9 "out of memory" error on php web page?

am 11.04.2008 07:12:06 von FastWolf

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:59:58 -0700 (PDT), "afernlund_me_at@gmail.com"
wrote:

>thanks for your interest.....actually I meant to say that i moved the
>computer from home and plugged it in at the office, so its the same
>machine and installation that worked before I moved i ...and has 2 gig
>of ram....

Just in case you don't know: the memory I'm talking about isn't RAM,
it's what Windows calls "virtual memory", "swap file", or "page file".
Normally it's a hidden file, in the root directory of your system
partition, and it's name is either win386.swp (older Windows versions)
or pagefile.sys (newer versions). It's a form of disk cache that
Windows uses to get around the limitations of the 640K bottleneck in
the PC architecture. The hardware is so fast nowadays that the code
can be really overbloated and sloppy and slow (Windows, for example),
but the sheer performance of the hardware makes up for it. But I
digress ...

>I will double check the settings you suggested ...

To check the swap file go to Control
Panel->System->Advanced->Performance->Settings (at least in XP, on
2000 it's pretty close to that). Make it at least 3100MB.

>...and then
>wipe the drive and re-install from the ground up.

Yeeesh! I suspect that we're talking about a purpose-built box for
running this db, but still ... I would try uninstalling/reinstalling
FileMaker Server before I lowleveled the drive. Can't hurt.

One person I contacted about this, an experienced programmer, told me
thinks some of his table relationships were causing the issue. He had
to rebuild his whole db before it worked; but he says he never really
solved the issue to his satisfaction. Neither have we.

Good luck, hope this helps

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FW