{"id":1267,"date":"2012-04-04T13:24:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T17:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/04\/04\/fixing-php-memory-errors-in-magento\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:49:19","slug":"fixing-php-memory-errors-in-magento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/magento\/fixing-php-memory-errors-in-magento\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing PHP Memory Errors in Magento"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magento can be quite memory intensive due to its robust design. You can adjust the memory limits to reduce or eliminate the memory errors altogether. You\u2019ll have to add code to 2 separate files and we\u2019ll walk you through the process using the file manager in cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  1. Log into cPanel<\/a> and open File Manager<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. In the top right corner of your File Manager, click on Settings<\/strong>. Navigate to the root folder<\/strong> for your Magento Installation. \"select<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Right-click on the index.php<\/strong> file by right-clicking on the file and selecting Code Edit<\/strong> \"select<\/a>\n
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  4. Click OK<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Add the following line after the first line of code: ini_set(\"memory_limit\",\"512M\");<\/code><\/li>\n
  6. Click Save Changes<\/strong> in the upper right corner \"magento_memory_error_3\"<\/a>\n
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  7. Go back to File Manager and open the app\/Mage.php<\/strong> file with the code editor in the same manner you opened the index.php file above<\/li>\n
  8. After the first line of code add the following line of code: ini_set(\"memory_limit\",\"512M\");<\/code><\/li>\n
  9. Click \u201cSave Changes<\/strong>\u201d in the upper right corner \"magento_memory_error_4\"<\/a>\n
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    At this point you should be able to re-load your website and the errors should no longer appear on your pages.<\/p>\n

    If you need further assistance on Hosting for Magento<\/a>, please feel free to ask a question on our Support Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Magento can be quite memory intensive due to its robust design. You can adjust the memory limits to reduce or eliminate the memory errors altogether. You\u2019ll have to add code to 2 separate files and we\u2019ll walk you through the process using the file manager in cPanel. 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