Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Running a Web Hosting Business : php.ini settings

[Chackonmanz]

just wanting to know reasons on why not to have a too high php post size or a script memory usage.

[flvps]

Too high of a script memory usage will cause a script to use too much of your server's memory

[nicoweb]

This will also cause the speed of the server to slow when alot of the memory is being used.

[NoSupportLinuxHostin]

Originally Posted by Chackonmanz

just wanting to know reasons on why not to have a too high php post size or a script memory usage.

Hosts need to limit each of those settings to a reasonable level to prevent abuse. If those settings are really high, a user could write a very poorly coded page and hog all of the resources on a given server, causing poor performance and reliability for other users on that same system.

When a host properly limits the PHP settings, a poorly coded script won't be able to hog as many resources, which leaves those resources available for otehr users. By setting reasonable limits, the host can provide better performance and reliability for all users.

[hostmacro]

If its a shared hosting server, all the resource has to be shared will all the accounts of hosted in it. Even though many account don't use more resources, some accounts can bring down your servers if the resource limits are set high values.