mollases mode

Robert Brenstein rjb at rz.uni-potsdam.de
Thu Dec 19 05:16:01 EST 2002


>
>I had a similar problem on windows.  I had an application which had to run
>24/7 and which would slow down after a couple of days.  I was storing all
>communication in and out in a field which was supposed to be truncated to
>200 lines but, the truncation code didn't work right.  This meant that the
>field just kept growing.  I also noticed that my memory usage hadn't
>increased dramatically but my processor usage did go high.  Basically, check
>to see if you have a field or a variable which is being allowed to grow
>infinitely.  Since it's a CGI, I suspect you're doing some logging
>
>Rich Mooney
>Payne Sparkman Mfg.

I do log but I checked that the truncation works as expected. I am 
starting to suspect that I have an infinite loop somewhere in a 
seldom used chunk of code. I am planning to slave through the logs 
when I find some spare time.

Robert



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