--- title: "Fix WordPress Fatal error: Allowed memory size exhausted" description: "WordPress can encounter a blank page sometimes, and the most common issue is a PHP Fatal error regarding the Allowed memory size of xxxxxxx bytes exhausted and in this guide I'll show you how to..." url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/fix-fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-exhausted/ date: 2013-11-12 modified: 2023-07-07 author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor" categories: ["Website Error Numbers", "WordPress Hosting", "WordPress Tutorials"] type: post lang: en --- # Fix WordPress Fatal error: Allowed memory size exhausted WordPress can encounter a blank page sometimes, and the most common issue is a **PHP Fatal error** regarding the **Allowed memory size of xxxxxxx bytes exhausted** and in this guide I’ll show you how to easily fix this problem. [Find PHP error behind blank WordPress page](#show-php-error)   [Fix Allowed memory size exhausted error](#fix-memory-exhausted) ## Find PHP error behind blank WordPress page If WordPress is displaying a blank page this typically means that you’ve encountered a **PHP error** and your account isn’t setup to display errors. You can use the steps below to ensure you’re seeing the error that’s causing your blank page. If you’d like more in-depth information you can also review our guide on [displaying and logging errors in PHP](/support/website/troubleshoot-php-errors/). 1. [![wordpress dashboard blank](/support/images/stories/wordpress/memory-size-exhausted/wordpress-dashboard-blank.png)](/support/images/stories/wordpress/memory-size-exhausted/wordpress-dashboard-blank.png)Navigate to the WordPress page that is coming up blank, in this case it is our WordPress dashboard at **/wp-admin** causing issues. 2. You’ll want to modify your [php.ini](/support/website/update-local-php-settings/) file and also ensure that you [make your php.ini file recursive](/support/website/recursive-php-ini/). Your **php.ini** file should be located in your **/public_html** directory, if it is not you can create one. To make your **php.ini** settings recursive and take place across your entire account you’ll want to modify or create a **.htaccess** file in your **/public_html** directory with the following code: SuPHP_ConfigPath /home/**userna5**/public_html In this case **userna5** is our cPanel username and with the **SuPHP_ConfigPath** command we are telling the server where to load the **php.ini** file for our account. 3. Now you’ll want to edit your **php.ini** file with the following settings: display_errors = On[![wordpress dashboard showing memory error](/support/images/stories/wordpress/memory-size-exhausted/wordpress-dashboard-showing-memory-error.png)](/support/images/stories/wordpress/memory-size-exhausted/wordpress-dashboard-showing-memory-error.png) Save the **php.ini** file and then refresh your blank WordPress page again, and this time you should see an error. `Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 1048576 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 122880 bytes) in /home/example/public_html/wordpress/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php on line 546` ## Fix WordPress Fatal error: Allowed memory size exhausted Once you’ve determined the actual PHP error that you’re getting, the most common one you’ll run across is exhausting the memory allowed for a PHP script to run. The steps below will walk you through making sure you have a large enough **memory_limit** for **PHP** set in your **php.ini** file, and how to use the **WP_MEMORY_LIMIT** variable in your **wp-config.php** file if that isn’t working. 1. Take **note** of the error you’re getting, and how much memory is trying to be allowed:`Fatal error: Allowed memory size of **1048576 bytes exhausted** (tried to **allocate 122880 bytes**) in **/home/example/public_html/wordpress/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php** on line 546`   Allowed memory size Tried to allocate Filename causing memory problems 1048576 bytes 122880 bytes /home/example/public_html/wordpress/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php 1 MB 120 KB   Here we can see **PHP** is allowed to use up to **1 MB** of memory, and it’s exhausting this limit by the time it gets to our **dashboard.php** script on line **546** which is trying to allocate an additional **120 KB** 2. Now you’ll want to take a look at your [php.ini file](/support/website/update-local-php-settings/) and raise your **memory_limit** setting: ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ; Resource Limits ; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; max_execution_time = 30 max_input_time = 60 **memory_limit = 1M** You see that I’ve only got it set to **1 M** which is causing our PHP error, and I can simply raise it some: **memory_limit = 32M** 3. [![wordpress dashboard fixed](/support/images/stories/wordpress/memory-size-exhausted/wordpress-dashboard-fixed.png)](/support/images/stories/wordpress/memory-size-exhausted/wordpress-dashboard-fixed.png)Now you’ll want to verify your **php.ini** settings are [recursive](/support/website/recursive-php-ini/) and then try to access your WordPress website again. You should get your admin normal dashboard disaplying now. 4. If you’re still getting a **memory exhausted** error verify your **php.ini** setting is being read by setting up a phpinfo() page that can simply be named **info.php** inside your WordPress directory and look like: [![phpinfo page showing memory limit](/support/images/stories/wordpress/memory-size-exhausted/phpinfo-page-showing-memory-limit.png)](/support/images/stories/wordpress/memory-size-exhausted/phpinfo-page-showing-memory-limit.png) Access the **info.php** script you created in your web-browser, then hit **Ctrl-F** and do a search and look for **memory_limit** and make sure it matches what you set for this variable. 5. If this still isn’t working for you, as a last resort you can add **define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’32M’);** towards the top of your **wp-config.php** file: **define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '32M');** This is also covered in the official WordPress documentation for [increasing memory allocated to PHP](https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP). You should hopefully now not be encountering any further WordPress memory related errors. If these steps didn’t help resolve your particular issue, please leave a comment so that we can keep adding different errors to it to help others. You can also consider our [WordPress hosting plans](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/wordpress-hosting) for Nginx caching options specifically for WordPress performance.