In generic terms the database 101 class would say analyze your query to see if you can finagle the efficiency. A lot of reports link queries at the report/sub-report level, so look at the algorithm there. It is EASY to have a critical report that brings a system to its knees. Therefore, with any scale and $, DBAs replicate data from the transaction server to a report server. The report server doubles as a backup. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Zeidner Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:23:15 To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: PHP Script timing out and MySql using almost all the CPU and RAM questions sounds like you have either a MySQl bug or a problem query. Turn on query logging and get the query that is causing the problem and post it here. -jmz On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:21 PM, keith smith wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > I do support for an online store. > > Last night we were trying to run a report that was taking forever.  It is a lot of data so I expected it to timeout.  The owner says he has successfully run the report before.  I shelled in and found MySql was using 98.3% of the CPU and I think 4.7% of Memory. > > I restarted MySql and the load went down to nothing. > > While I was in there I noticed we have 513764k of RAM, and we were using almost all of it and we were using some swap as well. > > Here is what I just pulled off the system. > > top - 11:12:54 up 229 days, 20:08,  3 users,  load average: 0.21, 0.16, 0.07 > Tasks:  80 total,   2 running,  78 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie > Cpu(s):  1.0%us,  0.3%sy,  0.0%ni, 95.7%id,  0.0%wa,  3.0%hi,  0.0%si,  0.0%st > Mem:    513764k total,   506652k used,     7112k free,     4904k buffers > Swap:  3723784k total,    32276k used,  3691508k free,   311520k cached > > > This raises a number of questions: > > 1) What could cause the MySql server to start using so much CPU?  After a restart we ran the report again and the CPU usage was much less.  The report still timed out. > > 2) I'm wondering if more RAM would make the system more responsive?  I've seen the benefits of RAM first hand but not in how it would speed up a web server. > > 3) The report we were running gave no indication of timing out. I'm wondering how the following PHP.ini directives come into play: > > - max_execution_time = 30 : In seconds.  Why would the script appear to keep working? > > - max_input_time = 60 : Same question as above. > > I'm wondering if setting the memory - ini_set('memory_limit', '64M'); in that app, if that would help much and if I extend the time if that might help - ini_set('max_execution_time',240);  along with ini_set("max_input_time", 240)  ? > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss