I agree with running ISAPI it's very stable. I have tested 100000 connections with up to 100 concurrent ( reading and writing to a database ) and the test was successful.
-Mike On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Sek-Mun Wong wrote: > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:50:23 +1000 > From: Sek-Mun Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Re: PHP 4.3.2, Windows 2000 IIS 5, > MySQL 4.013 CPU usage problem > > are you running php4isapi.dll (ISAPI) or php.exe (CGI) version? > > I know people recommend CGI, but post 4.2.3, the ISAPI version is very > stable and you'd be nuts to run a busy site in CGI mode. > > If you're running CGI, here is an explanation: > The most expensive operation is the *connection*, why mysql gets flogged is > because every time you close down a php script, it dies and the connection > dies, so a new one needs to be re-established. It can take only 10-20 > concurrent connections to kill the server. > > To "fix" this (it's more an infrastructure issue, really): > > 1) run ISAPI version of php > 2) under [MySql] in php.ini, make sure > > mysql.allow_persistent = On > > You'll be amazed at the difference. > > > "Gary Broughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I wonder if anyone could offer any advice. We have a series of message > > boards using a MySQL database running under ASP on Windows 2000 IIS 5 > fine. > > Today I put the a PHP version live after it had been tested over the > weekend > > with about 20 users. As soon as I enabled PHP on the live website > (separate > > to the test PHP already running), the CPU usage for MySQL-nt went up to > 100% > > constantly, making the site run at a crawl. After uninstalling PHP and > > reverting to the ASP version for the live site, it all ran smoothly again. > > I have the Application set to Low (IIS Process) on both sites, the > > cgi.force_redirect is 0 as required, and the machine is a dual 1.8G > Pentium > > with 512MB of memory (I know this could do with doubling, but why is it > okay > > running ASP code?). I've scoured the net looking for any suggestions, but > > without coming across anything concrete. Has anyone any ideas I could try > > out at all? > > Many thanks > > Gary Broughton > > > > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
