Ok, So how do I optimize memory usage? Where to start ?
-Jon -----Original Message----- From: Dan Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:16 PM To: Jon Shoberg Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: .Optimize mySQL memory usage ? 41MB threads ?? In the last episode (Oct 07), Jon Shoberg said: > I have a small PHP website that gets a fair amount of traffic. It's > a simple layout with two tables. I average about 50 concurrently open > apache sessions and 40 open mysql connections. I am calling for > persistent connections from the mySQL/PHP API. > > But here is the kicker. Each mySQL thread takes about 41mb!! :( Can > anyone point me to resources on optimizing mySQL's memory usage under > a moderate/heavy load? Threads have no memory. You're getting misled by Linuxes threads implementation, which displays each thread as if it were a separate process. They actually share the same block of memory, which is why they're threads and not processes. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php