If you’re seeing this error either suddenly (no specific task was done to cause the error) or frequently, try deactivating all plugins to rule-out a plugin-specific issue and try switching themes to rule-out a theme-specific issue.
Otherwise, here are four ways to increase PHP’s memory allocation:
1. If you’re using WordPress 2.9.2 or lower, try adding define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M'); to your wp-config.php file. If you’re using WordPress 3.0 or higher, WordPress automatically does this for a variety of tasks, so there’s really no reason to try it in this case.
2. If you can edit or override the system php.ini file, increase the memory limit. For example, memory_limit = 256M
3. If you cannot edit or override the system php.ini file, add php_value memory_limit 256M to your .htaccess file.
4. If neither of these work, it’s time to ask your hosting provider to temporarily increase PHP’s memory allocation on your account. Keep in mind that most decent hosting providers allocate 32 MB to PHP under each account, and most decent hosting providers allow users to temporarily increase the memory allocation. If your hosting provider won’t accommodate you, perhaps it’s time to find a new hosting provider.
Thank you James!
I have been having problems with plugins blowing up this theme (Amazing Grace, very pretty theme and I’ve been happy with it otherwise) ever since I installed it, so I think I will be looking for a new one after today unless I’m able to get #2 or #3 to work. Usually it’s when I install a new plugin, but I haven’t installed one in a while now; this just happened out of the blue.
Thanks so much again!
That did it!! Thanks again! Now I wish I’d checked here sooner, maybe some of the other plugins that were blowing up before will work now, but I don’t even remember what they were. If they didn’t work, I just deactivated them and moved on. Ah well.
I’m glad it worked for you! Just keep a record of which method you used just in case you need to do it again.
