Search function crashed

[not2sharp]

I tried doing a search several times and this error message keeps coming up.
n2s

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2 bytes) in /var/home/blades/html/forums/admin/db_mysql.php on line 154

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 11 bytes) in Unknown on line 0

 

[Spark]

Hmmm, that's a new one. I'll check on it.

Search is working for me now.

Kevin

 

[not2sharp]

Spark,

Try doing a search for a two word string.

Something like: "Brazilian Knife"

n2s

 

[Keith Montgomery]

The reason that this happened may be that when you try to search for something with the word knife in it, that the search gets to many hits and it exhausts the memory. The word knife must be in a couple of hundred thousand posts on this forum. I tried the same thing with the words “Brazilian Knifemaker” and had no problem.

 

[crosman177]

Yeah, KWM is right...

That search query brings up to many hit's and strains searching power.

I doubt this is good for the server or at least continous and intended attempts on searching for "knife", id bet that it could make the server become worked over and un-usuable for that period of time.

Maybe block certain search entries that could bring up upon thousands of hits.