> // IF I RUN THIS THROUGH A LOOP: > // for($j=0;$j<20, $j++){ $many_selected[$jj] = fu_bar($pg, > $BIG_SELECT_cmd)} THE TEST PROGRAM CRASHES so I think I have > more copies of the result of this query than I need. This is just going to create a multi-dimensional array - with each element being one result set - so yes that's going to take a lot of memory. To debug your memory issue, see some ideas here: http://www.davedevelopment.co.uk/2008/05/12/log-memory-usage-using-declare-and-ticks-in-php/ but instead of keeping a global variable (or session variable), log it to a file instead: http://www.davedevelopment.co.uk/2008/05/12/log-memory-usage-using-declare-and-ticks-in-php/#comment-52074 -- Postgresql & php tutorials http://www.designmagick.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php