On 04/13/2011 02:42 PM, Dan Johansson wrote: > I know this is Off-topic but I also know there are a lot of smart people > "lurking" on this list. > > I have a PHP-script that does not run from a web-server but directly in a > shell. When I run it I get the following error: > > # ./dj.php > PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 100663296 bytes exhausted (tried to > allocate 104 bytes) in /usr/local/scripts/includes/dj.inc on line 79 > Allowed memory size of 100663296 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 24 bytes) > > My scripts starts with: > #!/usr/bin/php > <?php > > ini_set('memory_limit', '4192M'); > > include "dj.inc"; > > And in php.ini I have: > memory_limit = 1G ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume > > Why does PHP not honor my memory limits? > I have set 1GB in php.ini and 4192MB (I know that is more then 1GB) and the > scripts fails at 100663296 bytes (~ 96MB). I have also tried with other > memory > settings but I always end up with with the failure at ~96MB. The host has > enough RAM (32GB) to support the script. > > Any suggestions on how to solve the issue (short of rewriting the script in C > or C++)?
The use of 'G' as a unit was only "recently" added, in PHP 5.1.0. Try using 'M' instead, and multiplying by 1024. I would also suggest using a number under 4 gigabytes, as you risk overflowing a 32-bit integer. Does '3072M' work?