Strange error message that I do not understand

[remoras]

Hi,

I'm getting this strange error:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 363321 bytes) in /var/www/html/forum/includes/vba_cmps_include_top.php(526) : eval()'d code on line 343

The rest of the forum works fine

This is the link that generates the error

Any idea what this means?

thanks
remoras

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Ask your host to increase the memory limit, or disable the modifications that are causing this problem.

[snakes1100]

As your forum isnt open to guests, its kinda useless to post a link.

This is typically a mysql issue as a result of not being able to allocate enough ram to execute the query.

If this is a dedicated server, adjust your my.cnf settings and restart mysql.

[remoras]

Originally Posted by snakes1100

As your forum isnt open to guests, its kinda useless to post a link.

This is typically a mysql issue as a result of not being able to allocate enough ram to execute the query.

If this is a dedicated server, adjust your my.cnf settings and restart mysql.

Sorry, I always forget that some parts of the forum are closed for guests.
Should I contact my host? Or is this something I can do myself?

[snakes1100]

As i said, if its a dedicated server you can, if its a virtual hosted site, then the host needs to address the issue and resolve it for you.

Typically that error is the fact that mysql tried to allocate more ram than the system has for it to use.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

This is not a MySQL error.

[remoras]

ok thanks, I'll mail my host.
cheers

[snakes1100]

Unfortunately Marco, i would disagree with you, it is a mysql issue and not a memory_limit issue with php.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Then please point me to the place in the MySQL manual where this error is discussed.

(I can always be wrong, but this is not a MySQL error, but a webserver/PHP error).

[Paul M]

Sorry Snakes, but you are wrong - that's a PHP memoery error, nothing to do with mysql.