Title: Fatal Error Cannot Update Version Out Memory
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Fatal Error Cannot Update Version Out Memory

 *  Resolved [David_1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david_1/)
 * (@david_1)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-update-version-out-memory/)
 * Hello Friends,
 * I wonder if someone has found an answer to the Fatal error: Out of memory prompt?
   
   I have been through many posts and have not found any clear decisive answer but
   a clients website is down now and is stricken with this issue.
 * I have de-Activated all the Plugins.
    She is using WP version: You are using 
   WordPress 3.3.2 Each time I select the blue button – WordPress 3.4.2 is available!
   Please update now. I just get the following prompt: Fatal error: Out of memory(
   allocated 8388608) (tried to allocate 2688 bytes) in /homepages/20/d334711507/
   htdocs/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php on line 1372
 * Website URL: [http://www.gibsoncentre.com/home/](http://www.gibsoncentre.com/home/)
 * I have spoken to the server, she is with and they have assured me that she has
   ample space available.
    I noticed that they have her set up on the PHP Dev (Global
   PHP Version). I tried switching over to PHP 5, but this did nothing.
 * I had thought of using the FTP client to place a fresh copy of WP Version 3.4.2
   on her server and then upload, thus overwriting the new install with the Child
   Theme & supporting files, but would this method also delete their posts or anything
   else they have created. They have a huge amount of their own posts.
 * If anyone has any idea’s or answers to this I would very much appreciate hearing
   from you.
 * Thank you all in advance for any / all help you can offer.
 * I really appreciate your time and advice.
 * David

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-update-version-out-memory/#post-3036431)
 * Try [increasing the memory available to PHP](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/253495#post-1017842).
 *  Thread Starter [David_1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david_1/)
 * (@david_1)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-update-version-out-memory/#post-3036474)
 * Hi Esmi,
 * How are you?
    Thank you for the link. I have the php.ini file and have inserted
   the text from it.
 * zend_optimizer.optimization_level=15
    zend_extension = /kunden/homepages/13/d425414544/
   htdocs/f8mate/assets/includes/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so
 * Do you have an idea where I could insert the text the link recommends?
 * Thank you Esmi, I really appreciate your help!
 * David
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-update-version-out-memory/#post-3036538)
 * You may need to have a word with your hosts about that.
 *  Thread Starter [David_1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/david_1/)
 * (@david_1)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-update-version-out-memory/#post-3036565)
 * Hello Esmi, and to anyone else who has experienced this problem.
 * I realize that there have been many remedies posted for the issue of the Fatal
   error: Out of memory prompt.
 * What I did and it worked was the following:
 * As mentioned in my original post I noticed on the server that I noticed that 
   they had the client on a -PHP Dev- setting for the PHP Version. I had tried switching
   over to PHP 5 and at the time I did not see a change.
 * I logged out and logged back in and repeated the process and it worked!
 * I hope this information is of use to someone.

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 * [out of memory](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/out-of-memory/)

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-update-version-out-memory/#post-3036565)
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