How do I stopo my server from running out of memory?

[Snaggle]

I contacted support as to why my site crashed and they told me this

The server is out of memory:
[root@ip-118-139-182-143 ~]# free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 1024 1024 0 0 0 0
-/+ buffers/cache: 1024 0
Swap: 0 0 0


Apache is using 1111.38 MB RAM, which is more memory than is present on the server. I have restarted the service, but you will want to review the httpd configuration and review your coding. The site is now loading.

they told a me a programming could fix this?

anyone have any ideas what I can do?

thank you

[RodG]

anyone have any ideas what I can do?

Ultimately, you simply need more memory.

However, there are several things you can do to mitigate the problem.

1. Find a better host
2. Create a SWAP file
3. Reduce the number of apache processes.

This is not a zencart problem and you should be seeking advice from your host (or find a better host).

Cheers
Rod