What causes the hangup?

[ibys98]

I have a problem that have not seen (or missed) in these forums, but I'm sure I can not be the only one. I'm a newbie in the apache-server, mysql/php world, so this could be a very simple problem/solution, but I have NO CLUE and it DRIVES ME CRAZY.

THE PROBLEM:
While I'm working on my database driven website on my local machine, things work fine for a while then suddenly the pages just start hanging and often time out. Sometimes when I close/restart the apache and mysql servers, it helps, but not always.

I have NO CLUE of where to look:
Apache: could the setup be wrong? (httpdconf-I use the deault settings)
MySql: Are there problems with my tables?
PHP: the php setup(ini) or could it be caused by scripting errors or certain called functions? Could it be a bad combination of the several scripts.
OS: Could it be just the @#$* windows98? , because I don't have that problem online.

The setup:
A 3-in-1 package: EasyPHP, PHPTriad (I tried both back and forth)
I also use MysqlFront/phpMyadmin to manage dbase

The System:
Pentium 1.8Ghz, Windows98

The website:
Accesses several tables in one database.
Various modified (borrowed) scripts work at the same time to rotate images, access memberprofiles, classifieds...etc.

Please help me with any tips at all. Thanx i.a.
--Iby--:mad:

[andrin]

I would guess it´s Windows 98 :-) That OS is not made for server things and the garbage collection is known to bad. Try something else NT, 2000, XP or *NIX for example ;-)

[Mordecai]

You could have a memory leak in one of your scripts. For instance, if you are opening 20 files and reading every line into a single variable, this will hang for quite a while.

I would strongly recommend upgrading your system to Window 2000 or XP. You can view what CPU percentage a specific process is using up. If Apache is a high number, it will hang.