Re: memory overload ???

drgonzo120 wrote:
hello,

my httpd crashed, and i checked the top colmmand and it looks like my
system is using a rather big quantity of memory ???

Instead of 'top', use 'free' to check your overall memory usage. The first line "Mem:" shows total usage, but isn't terribly important because that includes buffers and cache (which can be dumped when an app needs memory). What really counts is the next one, labelled "-/+ buffers/cache:". That shows actual usage after removing buffers and cache from consideration. Does it still look like you're using a lot of RAM?
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