Analyzer php-bin-distr

# Name

php-bin-distr - Distributions of Memory Chunk Sizes in PHP Zend Allocator

This analyzer profiles memory allocation patterns in the PHP Zend memory allocator. It captures the distribution of memory chunk sizes allocated by PHP applications, tracking how memory is segmented and utilized at the allocator level. The analyzer generates histogram visualizations that reveal memory allocation patterns, helping identify memory fragmentation issues and optimize memory usage in PHP applications.

# Resource Category

Memory.

# Application Type & Technical Stack

• PHP

# Command Line Syntax

The analyzer can be invoked directly on the command-line via the orxray utility from the openresty-xray-cli software package.

Alternatively, the analyzer can also be invoked manually or automatically on the web console UI of OpenResty XRay (like on the Advanced web page).

# PID is the target process PID.
orxray analyzer run php-bin-distr -p PID

# trace a shell command directly
orxray analyzer run php-bin-distr -c SHELL_CMD

# Tracing Multiple Processes

Not supported.

# Output Formats

• Histogram Bar Charts
• Plain Texts

# Author

The OpenResty Inc. Team.

# Copyright

Copyright (C) by OpenResty Inc. All rights reserved.