[duplicate] Anyone else getting an error when trying to search?

[TimOdom]

I keep getting the error:
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 35 bytes) in /home/forums/www/search.php on line 946

[The Wise One]

this has been discueesed MANY times in the past...

http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=357575

[Senor Panadero]

Here are some previous threads on the problem.
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=352471
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=342684
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=339460
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=337293
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=333544
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=331407
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=328556
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=326697
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=325557
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=362678
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=357575

The search problem might be fixed with an update of the operating system that the server is running, and is out of The Wise One's or the moderators control.


The problem is that certain words are so common that they will trip the error or just give a blank screen.

You can still get a search on some of these terms by using the Advanced Search screen, and including some restrictions to the search. Try it limiting the time, the particular forum, show results as posts, or by including a user name to search on.

You can also restrict the search by using connecting terms such as AND, NOT, OR (caps not necessary). For example, instead of using "memory" as the search term, try "memory and timings" (no quotes) or something like "Kingston not value". If you remember the exact phrase used, you can try a search on that by enclosing the entire phrase in quotes ie "Corsair Value".

For very large threads, notice that with VB3, there is an option on every thread called "Search This Thread". You can also use connecting terms in that drop-down box to further narrow your search.

Putting restrictions on search terms will get results on many terms (such as "hard drives") that would otherwise fail. However, there are a few terms (such as "bios" and "time") that will fail no matter the restrictions. In those cases you have no choice but to change the terms, or search on something similar that might get you close, such as "flash and 1004" (no quotes) instead of "bios".

[TimOdom]

Thanks for the heads up. I should have checked first...

[The Wise One]

im going to sticky this thread for awhile. we get SO MANY posts regarding this that it should be at the top for easy referencing.

[ahmad]

im going to sticky this thread for awhile. we get SO MANY posts regarding this that it should be at the top for easy referencing.

lol someone getting a little angry there

[TimOdom]

D'oh!

[The Wise One]

lol someone getting a little angry there

angry? no...takes alot more than something like this to get me angry. it does get a bit old, however, trying to dig thru this forum time and time again, finding links to post that cover this subject...so i made it a sticky to make things a bit easier...which is something i probably should have done after the 5^th thread on this topic...

[nuke]

Hehe, I never knew that. But it happens. Yup, BIOS triggers it, but not motherboard. Go figure.

What's kinda funny is AMD doesn't cause an error. If any phrase would, you'd think that would.

[MarkHark]

Why do the words 'Bios' and 'time' specifically cause the trouble, no matter which restrictions are used?
I mean, I just did a small test: 'Soltek' alone works fine, but 'Soltek AND bios' triggers the problem.
Does anyone know the answer to this?

[Senor Panadero]

...
Does anyone know the answer to this?

I don't. I think we can only guess.

But like it says above, search on something else that you know will be in that thread, like "Soltek and flash" or the bios version number, or things like that.

[~Morphed~]

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 12 bytes) in /home/forums/www/includes/init.php on line 17

didnt used to see this

[Senor Panadero]

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 12 bytes) in /home/forums/www/includes/init.php on line 17

didnt used to see this

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[saffionline]

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