In Linux, how to tell how much memory processes are using?

Question

I think I may have a memory leak in my LAMP application (memory gets used up, swap starts getting used, etc.). If I could see how much memory the various processes are using

Answer 1

Use ps to find the process id for the application, then use top -p1010 (substitute 1010 for the real process id). The RES column is the used physical memory and the VIRT column is the used virtual memory - including libraries and swapped memory.

More info can be found using "man top"