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How to increase wp memory limit in wordpress
In order to increase WordPress memory limit follow these steps:
1. Go to cPanel > Files section > File manager menu:
2. Navigate to the root folder of your domain (by default, it is public_html for the main domain and addondomain.tld for the addon domains). Select wp-config.php file and click Edit:
Add the following code right before the /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */’ line:
define( ‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ‘512M’ );
where 512 is the memory limit you want to set:
NOTE: it is also possible to change WP_MEMORY_LIMIT by going to wp-includes folder of the installation and editing default-constants.php file.
How to increase wp memory limit in wordpress – Increasing the WordPress Memory Limit
To address memory limit issues, there are two paths:
- Adjust yourself
- Contact your hosting company
Do It Yourself
To adjust on your own, here are some methods to try. Be aware that this section requires advanced knowledge; it is not basic.
Edit your wp-config.php file
Add this to the top, before the line that says, “Happy Blogging”:
define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M');
WordPress memory can be different from the server – you need to set this regardless of server memory settings
http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP
Edit your PHP.ini file
If you have access to your PHP.ini file, change the line in PHP.ini
If your line shows 64M try 256M:
memory_limit = 256M ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (64MB)
Edit your .htaccess file
If you don’t have access to PHP.ini try adding this to an .htaccess file:
php_value memory_limit 256M
Contact Your Host
Should you not feel comfortable in trying the above methods, or the above did not work for you, you need to talk to your hosting about having them increase your memory limit.