Title: Fatal Error: Allowed Memory Size Problem
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Fatal Error: Allowed Memory Size Problem

 *  Resolved [UltimateBoss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimateboss/)
 * (@ultimateboss)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-problem-1/)
 * Hi,
 * I am having an issue that is quite annoying at times when either adding or editing
   posts and it seems the NextGEN Gallery plugin is causing the problem. I disabled
   all my plugins and did not recieve any major issues but when I reactivated the
   NextGEN Gallery this problem re-emerges.
 * What happens is that when I click on Publish/Update on a post or page, this error
   message is displayed:
 * _Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 41943040 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
   786432 bytes) in public\_html/wp-includes/SimplePie/Item.php on line 2736_
 * Other locations do sometimes show but this is the most common one. Also sometimes
   when updating images in the gallery this error message shows.
 * Hope you can help
 * Regards.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
 * (@photocrati)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-problem-1/#post-6624267)
 * [@ultimateboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimateboss/) – The error
   message is pointing to a very low value for your PHP Memory Limit, I would recommend
   working with your web host to increase that to the absolute bare minimum of 64MB
   but hopefully you can get it raised to 128MB or preferably 256MB.
 * Thanks!
 * – Cais.
 *  Thread Starter [UltimateBoss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimateboss/)
 * (@ultimateboss)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-problem-1/#post-6624438)
 * Hi again,
 * I got them to change the limit to 256MB but the problem is still happening, I
   disabled and re-activated it after the change and the error message still keeps
   happening.
 * Regards
 *  Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
 * (@photocrati)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-problem-1/#post-6624444)
 * [@ultimateboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimateboss/) – The error
   message indicates a 40MB PHP Memory Limit … what is the specific error message
   you are now seeing?
 * – Cais.
 *  Thread Starter [UltimateBoss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimateboss/)
 * (@ultimateboss)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-problem-1/#post-6624445)
 * It is exactly the same as before.
 *  Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
 * (@photocrati)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-problem-1/#post-6624449)
 * [@ultimateboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimateboss/) – IF the message
   is *exactly* the same as before then the real PHP Memory Limit in your server
   environment has not been increased as your web host indicated. I would recommend
   them rechecking to ensure their changes took effect.
 * Thanks!
 * – Cais.
 *  Thread Starter [UltimateBoss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimateboss/)
 * (@ultimateboss)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-problem-1/#post-6624454)
 * I contacted them again to verify the change and it now appears (so far at least!)
   to be working smoothly.
 *  Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
 * (@photocrati)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-problem-1/#post-6624455)
 * [@ultimateboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimateboss/) – Thanks for
   the update, it’s great to read your site is now working!
 * – Cais.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-problem-1/#post-6624455)
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