A whole pussload of tmp files (and a Windows question)

outraegis

We decided to move to Windoze (W2k server) and I've been trying to get PHP to work in a variety of Web servers, including Apache, IIS, and a dinky 'lil thing called KeyServer.

Anyway, issue 1 is that I've found that PHP winds up launching a ton of processes and I found more than 65,000 individual phpxxxx.tmp files in my WINNT directory. I have a theory this is because I have scripts using include('http://something') throughout, but why so many tmp files, what generates them, and why so many processes?

Related: Apache runs fine for about six hours then goes to 100% utilization and freezes the machine. IIS 5.0 just takes about 90 seconds to load each page. Keyfobber (or whatever it is) loads the PHP pages in about 8 seconds, but then also goes to 100% CPU in about six hours.

Any idea what the heck is going on?

Thanks in advance,
His Raegousness.

The_Chancer

I was running Win2k Pro, with Apache, PHP 4.3.1 and Mysql all fine - then installed McAfee VirusScan and Firewall.... then Apache decided it would be a good idea to use up anywhere from 80-99% of all my processing... (On a P4 2Ghz, 1024Mb machine I was wondering why it was a little slow..)

Not managed to sort the problem as yet, but if you manage to sort it - post your answer....

dalecosp

Hmm, any sessions going on?

outraegis

If, when you say sessions, you mean users accessing the Web server, the answer is a heck yes. Otherwise, please clarify.

Me Raegis

dalecosp

Originally posted by outraegis
If, when you say sessions, you mean users accessing the Web server, the answer is a heck yes. Otherwise, please clarify.

Me Raegis

Um, sure.

session_start();

which starts "session control" (client name tagging, basically) for PHP. IIRC, it writes little 'cookie' type files to the temp dir. Perhaps a little strained as a rationale, but as we weren't getting too far along on the subject, I thought I'd make a mention.

If PHP were not being told to do any kind of 'garbage collection' and you were creating lots of session cookies, that could be one possible reason for the 'pussload of temp files'... albeit, probably not the best explanation. See the manual and php.ini for more info.

I'm a great one for trying to help others grasp straws 😉

outraegis

Nope. I'm not using sessions at all. Nor am I using cookies. Just lots of calls to include, grabbing pieces of remote Web pages (usually an ad graphic and a URL, in a teensy bit of HTML).

Thanks for the idea, though. Read up on sessions and while I don't think it's related to my problem, worth knowing about.

Any other thoughts?

The_Chancer

Have a look at this link in the bugs section....

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=21713

Seems to be a lot like your query...