Tom's machine only has 1 GB of physical memory doesn't it? Could that be the problem? 2008/8/7 Jim Lucas <lists@xxxxxxxxx> > Tom wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> on a linux system (Suese 10.2) with 1 GB memory its not possible to upload >> via http a 1 Gb File. Thats no limit problem on my php config. i can look >> the mem stats when uploading and the growing tmp file. If the temp file has >> 900 MB, Main Memory free is 0 and the script aborts and php deletes the tmp >> file. >> >> Why don't php use swap memory ? >> >> Greets Tom >> >> >> > After reading this thread, I would like to add my thoughts. > > What Apache starts, it reads the PHP memory limits in to the running Apache > process. When you try and upload a file, it is a straight HTTP upload. PHP > plays no part in the actual upload, except for the upload limits set in > place by the php settings found in the php.ini or other Apache config files. > Now, Apache actually handles the Upload. Once the file has been received > completely, Apache then passes the file and process running to PHP. > > I have never seen a case where Apache has stored the file on the file > system. In my past experience it has always held the file in memory, > therefor limited to the max physical memory that was install, minus a little > for other things. > > I have worked on Debian (potato|woody|sarge), Redhat 5.0 -> 9, Fedora 1 -> > 7, OpenBSD 3.6->current, and older versions of NetBSD and FreeBSD. > > I have also frequented a number of friends installs and I have never seen > uploads happen any other way. Nor have I heard of uploads happening any > other way. > > Just my 2cents :) > > -- > Jim Lucas > > "Some men are born to greatness, some achieve greatness, > and some have greatness thrust upon them." > > Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene V > by William Shakespeare > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Luke Slater
