Just Host Web Hosting Help

PHP Memory Limits

Summary

This article will explain how to modify the total amount of RAM that can be used by your PHP applications.

Generating a new php.ini file

  1. Login to your Just Host cPanel account
  2. Click on the PHP Config icon located under "Software/Services"
  3. Click the Save Changes button

Using the File Manager

  1. Locate the Files section
  2. Click the File Manager icon.
    File Manager
  3. If prompted choose "Web Root", otherwise navigate to the public_html folder.
  4. Right click the php.ini file
  5. Choose either Edit or Code Edit
    Screenshot of Code Edit
  6. Click the Edit button.
  7. Search for "memory_limit", without the quotes.
  8. You can press Control + F on your Windows PC or Command + F on your Mac to use your browsers search function.

  9. Enter the new memory limit for your php applications.
  10. It is not recommend to increase this limit past 128 MB.

  11. Click "Save Changes"

Using an FTP Client

  1. Connect to the server with your FTP client.

    FTP - Uploading the website

  2. Navigate to the public_html folder.
  3. Download the php.ini file.
  4. Open the file with any text editor.
  5. Search for "memory_limit", without the quotes.
  6. Enter the new memory limit for your php applications.
  7. It is not recommend to increase this limit past 128 MB.

  8. Save the file.
  9. Upload the file using your FTP client.
Knowledgebase Article 33,179 views bookmark tags: php wordpress (updated 36 days ago)


Was this resource helpful?

Did this resolve your issue?


Please add any other comments or suggestions about this content:





Recommended Help Content

Available PHP Memory Exhausted. (updated 765 days ago)
Knowledgebase Article 36,335 views tags: exceeded fatal memory php wordpress

How to install the php.ini file and then increase the PHP Memory limit. (updated 500 days ago)
Video "How-to" Tutorial 87,752 views tags: limit troubleshooting wordpress

Wordpress Error: Unable to create directory /wp-content/uploads/2009/mydir/summer/ Is its parent directory writable by the server? (updated 1382 days ago)
Knowledgebase Article 22,949 views tags: create unable wordpress

Related Help Content

When creating a symlink to a php page, I get a 500 error. I am able to use symlinks to other files and folders fine. (updated 1171 days ago)
Knowledgebase Article 43,278 views tags: link php

How do I enable PHP 5 for my PHP applications? How do I change to PHP FastCGI? How do I use a single php.ini file? (updated 36 days ago)
Knowledgebase Article 80,211 views tags: config php

If you have a WordPress blog hosted on wordpress.com, you can easily export it and import it to WordPress that is installed on your hosting account with justhost. Login to the WordPress D (updated 652 days ago)
Getting Started Article 115,741 views tags: blog export file import wordpress

How to customize your html or php error pages. (updated 291 days ago)
Knowledgebase Article 56,227 views tags: errors php

I get this with some of my php files: Fatal error: Unable to read X bytes in /home/user/public_html/myfile.php on line Y (updated 1417 days ago)
Knowledgebase Article 50,305 views tags: php unable

How do I change the PHP environment for my site with php.ini? (updated 17 days ago)
Knowledgebase Article 190,783 views tags: configuration php server

I'm trying to configure an application (phpList) and it requires that I enter (in config.php) a username and password for a POP3 account to handle bounces. I keep getting a POP3 error and it can't log (updated 1429 days ago)
Knowledgebase Article 56,706 views tags: list mail php phplist

Have FrontPage extensions and Wordpress installed on account. Was working fine in the past, but now cannot connect with FrontPage and Wordpress does not link properly. (updated 461 days ago)
Knowledgebase Article 52,376 views tags: frontpage htaccess wordpress