Server keeps creating processes with my php script

Question

Hello all,

I am running a php script on a shared hosting server (hostgator). That PHP script is written with the codeigniter framework. Hostgator Shared hosting server only allows 25 processes to run. I have no idea why my script keeps creating the process on the server. The cpanel process server log looks like this:

2221 /usr/bin/php /home/megain/public_html/megainfine/index.php 0% 0.1% Kill Process

30577 /usr/bin/php /home/megain/public_html/megainfine/index.php 0% 0.1% Kill Process

30343 /usr/bin/php /home/megain/public_html/megainfine/index.php 0% 0.1% Kill Process

29994 /usr/bin/php /home/megain/public_html/megainfine/index.php 0% 0.1% Kill Process

32278 /usr/bin/php /home/megain/public_html/megainfine/index.php 0% 0.1% Kill Process

28528 /usr/bin/php /home/megain/public_html/megainfine/index.php 0% 0.1% Kill Process

27757 /usr/bin/php /home/megain/public_html/megainfine/index.php 0% 0.2%

The CUP Usage is almost 0% and Memory usage is only between 0.1-0.3%

Is this because of bad code?

Or, any idea why this process keeps getting created? I know that it will be hard to say without seeing my code, but I would like some general approach that will make the problem easier for me to trace.

Answer 1

It might be that PHP scripts are run using fastcgi. I believe when using this the web server will keep PHP processes running between requests for re-use, which is more efficient than starting a new one each time.

Answer 2

Yes, I just asked the server support and they said they are using fastcgi. But the fact is that, they only allow 25 process maximum. Whenever it reach 25 process, I got internal server when browsing. And it very easily to got 25 process. So how can i do ? Can i do something from my scripting site ? I have run other scripts which is not mine like phpbb forum, but those processes are not appear in the processes. Please kindly suggest me. Thank you.

Answer 3

This is rather unusual. Do you know the exact moment when these processes are created? Also, you should check your code for ignore_user_abort() function and your php.ini for ignore_user_abort setting.