-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
John Deighan
Sent: 26 January 2011 15:18
To: [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]
Subject: experiencing Out of memory errors
> We have an Apache/mod_perl application running under Windows Server
2003
> that periodically experiences
> "Out of memory" errors (they appear in the Apache error logs) which
> forces Apache to restart. Our application does, in fact, use a lot of
> memory, and we believe that this is not due to a bug or memory leak.
> What we would like is to run this application in a 64 bit environment,
thus
> allowing us to use more than the 2 GB memory that the Apache process
('httpd')
> is limited to (the "Out of memory" errors always occur as the memory
usage
> of the httpd process approaches this 2 GB limit).
>
> We know that we will need to run a 64 bit version of Windows on 64 bit
> hardware to accomplish this. Furthermore, we know that ActiveState has
a
> binary Perl install of a 64 bit Perl. However, we're not aware of
either a
> 64 bit Apache (though recently I found the blackdot site -
> http://www.blackdot.be/ - that provides a Windows compatible binary
build
> of 64 bit apache, though I know very little about it) or a 64 bit
mod_perl.
> However, we're also not sure if either of these are needed to escape
the
> 2 GB memory limitation. E.g., can 64 bit Perl be used with a 32 bit
> Apache and/or mod_perl?
>
> Any help with accomplishing what we need would be greatly appreciated,
> including the possibility of hiring someone on a contract basis to
> help us.
Unless it is fairly easy to create a 64 bit setup, it might be worth
expending some effort in checking whether your belief that you don't
have a memory leak is sustainable. This may help.
http://modperlbook.org/html/14-2-6-Memory-Leakage.html
HTH
--
Brian Raven
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