Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted

[basa]

After I do work on my forum, such as exporting attachments or when I did the thumbnails, I get this error,

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2 bytes) in [full path to]/forums/includes/functions_postbit.php(437) : eval()'d code on line 21

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 0 bytes) in Unknown on line 0

Is this indicative of a bigger problem, or will it happen only when I do this huge work?? I had to reboot the server.

[Scribble]

I get this error quite often, which is odd, since the server is awesome and should easily have enough memory to run the board.

[basa]

I get this error quite often, which is odd, since the server is awesome and should easily have enough memory to run the board.

Mine is too, well it's a 2.ghz with 1 gb of memory. Surely enough to run ONE forum, right? (which is all I have). My forum isn't even that huge, around 80 on line at a time, and 2500 members.

[Scott MacVicar]

open php.ini

look for
memory_limit = 8M

change this to

memory_limit = 16M

You'll find that a few things are memory intensive, rather than processor intensive. Increasing the limit and restart apache will fix this.

Note: You need to restart Apache after making any changes to php.ini.

[basa]

Ok, done, hopefully that'll take care of it. Thanks.

[Scribble]

Stupid question, but where does one find php.ini? I can't seem to locate it.

[Scott MacVicar]

in shell type

locate php.ini

it varies depending on operating system and path PHP was installed to.

[basa]

Hum... well now I get this error,

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 35 bytes) in /[path to]/forums/includes/functions_forumslist.php on line 62

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 0 bytes) in Unknown on line 0

Do I need MORE memory allocated??

[Scott MacVicar]

how many forums and usergroups do you have?

[basa]

how many forums and usergroups do you have?

32 forums, the default user groups (members, moderators, waiting, banned, etc) plus 1 user group I created (paid member).

Total stats are;

Members: 2,776, Threads: 18,898, Posts: 162,023

[Scott MacVicar]

can you pm me a link to your board. Also what page were you viewing?

[basa]

can you pm me a link to your board. Also what page were you viewing?

Ok sent you a pm.

[basa]

Ok sent you a pm.

Humm... users report getting this error still... any ideas? Scott?

I just got it again,

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
67195 bytes) in /path to/forums/forumdisplay.php(757) :
eval()'d code on line 134

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 12
bytes) in /path to/forums/includes/functions.php on line
1027

[basa]

Ok, I'm still getting these,

"Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 46080 bytes) in /(path to) html/forums/includes/functions_forumslist.php(278) : eval()'d code on line 12

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 32 bytes) in /(path to)/html/forums/includes/functions.php on line 1027

Scott I sent the PM but I never heard back. Can anyone help me here? What do I need to look at/do?

[basa]

I realize you guys are busy, but it's been 2 weeks since I pm'ed access to my server and I've not heard anything back.

Can anyone help with this? I'm not the only getting them, and I am still getting these. I feel like I'm talking to myself here, and I've talking longer than Fidel Castro on a May day speech.