apache2/php workaround

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Since i faced issues with apache2 processes eating all my memory within short time, i found a workaround like this cronjob:

0,15,30,45 * * * * [ -x /usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime ] && [ -d /var/lib/php5 ] && find /var/lib/php5/ -depth -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -cmin +$(/usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime) ! -execdir fuser -s {} 2>/dev/null \; -delete

Before my RAM load is 2GB and after cronjob ran, it's 500MB load => 1.5GB free.

The cronjob is set to run on 0,15,30,45 every hour. Isn't there a proper solution which keeps the apache2 in check to avoid running out of memory within any 15min?

http://nopaste.info/a4de552b95.html

You seem to have some confusion between RAM and storage. Deleting files won't free up RAM unless they are in a ramdisk. Something else changed your RAM usage. What does `top` show for Apache's RAM usage? — Ladadadada, Jun 22 '12 at 10:01
That command deletes the old session files. That has nothing to do with RAM. — Zoredache, Jun 22 '12 at 10:08
@Zoredache: I can't imagine that only the session files take 1,5GB of RAM. — ledy, Jun 22 '12 at 11:15
@Andrew Smith: the memory usage + free output: http://nopaste.info/a4de552b95.html — ledy, Jun 22 '12 at 11:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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I don't see any issues here; it certainly doesn't look like you're running out of memory, with only 608MB used. I suspect you need to read Linux Ate My RAM.

apache2/php workaround

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