{"id":2234,"date":"2019-07-12T11:55:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T11:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=2234"},"modified":"2023-01-16T11:09:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:09:32","slug":"how-to-increase-the-php-memory-limit-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/how-to-increase-the-php-memory-limit-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Increase the PHP Memory Limit in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are specific scenarios when you may be asked to change your PHP configuration. Specifically, you may be directed to edit a file on your server called php.ini and to increase the PHP Memory limit<\/strong> (memory_limit)<\/p>\n

What is the memory_limit PHP setting?<\/h3>\n

The memory_limit<\/strong> is a setting managed through the PHP Options, which max the amount of memory a script may consume. This value should be set at least as big as post_max_size<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

While do not allow direct changes to PHP.ini on our servers. However, PHP configuration changes can be made from cPanel by following these steps:<\/p>\n

How to Increase the PHP Memory Limit in cPanel<\/h3>\n \t\t
\r\n \t\t\tPHP Selector<\/strong><\/span> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t

\r\n \t\t\t\t\tThe PHP Selector is omitted by default in cPanel and might be missing from your account if you are hosting with a different web host. All ChemiCloud customers should see the Select PHP Version section in their hosting account’s cPanel. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n \t\t\t \t\t\t\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n

1)\u00a0<\/strong>Log into cPanel<\/a>.
\n2)<\/strong> Look for the SOFTWARE<\/em> section and click on\u00a0Select PHP version<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"PHP
Software > Select PHP Version<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3)<\/strong> Click on the Options<\/strong> link in the new window.<\/p>\n

\"\"
\n4)<\/strong> Here, you can locate the memory_limit<\/strong> and click on the value.<\/p>\n

\"memory_limit\"<\/p>\n

A dropdown menu or text input box will appear, allowing you to change the value as required. Check your script, plugin, or theme\u2019s documentation (or an on-screen error message) to find the correct value.<\/p>\n

5)<\/strong> Once you\u2019ll do the change, the new value will be automatically updated. If the change was successful, you will see a green box with a message confirming that the change has been applied.<\/p>\n

That’s all! Now you know how to increase the PHP Memory Limit in cPanel.<\/p>\n

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