"Too many open files" error on Go Daddy shared hosting

Gallery version: 1.5-pl1
Apache version: Version not found in phpinfo() results
PHP version: 4.3.11
Graphics Toolkit: NetPBM
Operating system: Linux

Gallery has kicked out a "Too many open files" error several times. Each time, I've contacted Go Daddy tech support and their Advanced Tech Support team does something (I have no idea what; I'm assuming it's a simple reset of some kind) and the gallery works again...for a while. The errors are sporadic and persistent until Go Daddy resolves the problem on their end.

First, here is the latest error:

Here's the text of Go Daddy's Advanced Tech Support's most recent reply:

This problem has persisted through all version of Gallery I've installed on Go Daddy shared hosting. I believe I started with Gallery 1.3.x when I first moved my site to Go Daddy.

I know that I need to upgrade to version 1.5.1 of Gallery, but I don't believe that will solve the problem as it seems to be an issue with server quotas, not code.

So, here's my question: Is there a way to modify the Gallery configuration or code to prevent this error? I know it's a longshot, but changing a few lines of code is going to be much easier than moving the site, complete with hundreds of photos, to a new web host.

And in case you're wondering, I'm waiting to upgrade to Gallery 2.0 until the developers release official code to integrate G2 into PHP-Nuke. I lost at least two hours trying to integrate G2 into PHP-Nuke and it ended in complete confusion and no success.

Any and all help is appreciated. My gallery is the main draw for my site, so when it goes down, it's a complete pain in the rump.

I noticed this thread was moved to G2 support; my problem relates to Gallery 1.5-pl1.

I realize my original post may not have been very clear. I didn't mean to imply that the Gallery team should fix the code. The problem is not with the code; the problem is with Go Daddy's server configuration. I recognize that. I'm not asking Gallery developers to tackle the problem. I'm asking other programmers and Gallery experts if there's a way to modify the code so I can lower the number of files that are opened, thus avoiding the dreaded "Too many open files" error. Short of modifying the code, are there any configuration changes I can make to lower the number of open files?

Hm. It seems that accessing the gallery as a standalone script (instead of as a PHP-Nuke module) dodges some errors. Maybe there's a way to reconfigure Gallery or re-write some lines of code dealing with how Gallery integrates with PHP-Nuke?

Oh, and updating to 1.5.1 didn't help.

Only host that freaks Gallery out, eh? Could anyone recommend a good AND cheap web host with multiple MySQL databases and a hefty amount of hard drive space (2GB+)?

On a side note, I tried to install Gallery 2 with nukedgallery.net's PHP-Nuke+G2 integration package...and had no success. So it looks like I'll have to move web hosts after all.