Proxy using alot of memory...

How come my proxy (phpproxy) is using so much memory? I just created it today and as soon as theres more then just me on the site, the memory gets really high.

It gets up to ~300mb and then my VPS gets messed up or something and i need to reboot it.

 

You should tweak your Apache.

 

How? Im kind of new to my VPS

 

Only load the modules you need.

How much memory is she using?

 

Only load the needed modules...reduce the keepalive timeout (so memory gets freed up faster)...among other things.

 

Here's a quick apache and mysql optimization guide I wrote sometime ago...might help you.

 

How many visitors do you have ? phproxy should not use so much, cgi proxy uses a lot.

 

Like i said, as soon as theres more then just me on, it just crashes.

Im going to read the post aginvo posted, but i dont know how to only load the needed modules...

Edit: I just edited all the things in aginvo's link, ill see how it works now.

 

Then this has nothing to do with tweaking. There have to be something wrong with the script or the server. Try to run it on an other server.

 

I noticed this:

httpd httpd Apache Web Server
named named Bind Dns Server

in my drivers home and it says those two things arnt installed, how do i install them?

 

Hmm, so far its been up for 1+ hour and hasnt gotten over 23% memory used. I think that link aginvo posted works a bit. I asked my host if they can find any problem with it.

 

Thanks killaklown for trying out my optimization guide. Disabling of unnecessary modules isn't covered in that though...apache and mysql are real memory hoggers and I hope you'll see some improvement now.

 

Yep, its been over 24 hours and still hasnt gone over 23%.. Much better then before when it goes over 60% after 30 minutes.

 

Glad that it worked for you...I hope your server isn't crashing now.
Also, check an alternative apache config as comment on that page.

And monitor your vps regularly and see if there are any adverse effects or not... Good Luck

 

Hmm, server just crashed at ~200 uniques today. Had 51% memory used when i checked it.

 

well, then its not a memory problem as it seems.
Are the installed packages, OS and especially the script ok?
I smell something is wrong with your script or your VPS provider has seriously limited your system resources. Check beancounters values

 

hmm, i dont know how to check is scripts are installed correctly, or how to check the beancounters values... First time with a VPS and i only had it for 3-4 days.


I posted this before, these 2 things says there not installed:

httpd httpd Apache Web Server
named named Bind Dns Server


Is that a problem? How do i install those?

 

I think i found out why its going down so much...

512MB is my burstable ram, my guarenteed ram is 128mb... Time to switch/upgrade

 

hmm...128MB guaranteed is too little for running proxies. Get atleast 384MB guaranteed RAM.

Also if apache and named aren't installed how come you park domains to this vps and the webpages are being served ?

 

I just purchased a new host but i cannot find those files you mentioned in that link, how do i use the 'locate' function?