On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Daniel Brown <danbrown@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Robert Cummings <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 12-08-09 08:01 PM, Al wrote: >>> I can't find a way to see what files could be open or what the limit is. >>> >>> Site is on a shared server, cPanel. >> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> THIS is probably your problem. Too many open files indicates that either the >> user OR the OS has reached its limit of allowed open file handles. Open >> files are those used by the OS and every user on the shared server. The >> setting can be changed but you'll need an administrator to increase the >> number of allowed open files. I suspect it's at the OS level if indeed you >> only have 100 files open (though you likely have more due to files opened >> for you by the OS or whatnot. > > Rob is exactly right. This is managed via the kernel and ulimit, > to prevent excessive resource usage. Often it's a temporary problem, > but if it consistently occurs, your host may either be improperly > configured or, more likely, overselling resources. > It's not uncommon for shared hosters to host over a 1000 websites on a single host, so reaching the limits is not that hard anymore. Best solution in this case (though your hosting provider might not like it), is just retry until the open succeeds and only then continue with the next file. - Matijn -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
