Title: Memory Issue Last modified: January 5, 2025 --- # Memory Issue * Resolved [bearstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bearstar/) * (@bearstar) * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/) * Is anyone else seeing this error? * [05-Jan-2025 20:15:10 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 536870912 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 266240 bytes) in /home2/xxx/public_html/wp- content/plugins/content-control/classes/Services/Globals.php on line 169 * I tried rolling back to 2.4 but nothing changed. * It manifests as a critical error. Disabling Content Control seems to fix it, but I do need the functionality it provides. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Thread Starter [bearstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bearstar/) * (@bearstar) * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18226611) * Update: version 2.3 seems to work OK. * We’re running WP 6.7 on php 8.2.18 at Bluehost. * Plugin Support [Kim L](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimmyx/) * (@kimmyx) * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18246695) * Hi [@bearstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bearstar/), * Sorry to hear you encountered issues. * Could you send us a message with more information about the error via [Get Support – Content Control Plugin](https://contentcontrolplugin.com/support/)? * We might need to take a closer look. * We appreciate your patience and we’ll wait for your email! * [gnata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnata/) * (@gnata) * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18252872) * Hi, [@bearstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bearstar/) [@kimmyx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimmyx/) I have a trouble about the error.The moment I turn on the plugin, I get a 500 error (White screen of death) * I really need the plugin, but I turned it off because of an error. please check this issue. * Thank you for reading. * + I reinstall the ver 2.3. and work done - This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by [gnata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnata/). * [pesiiin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pesiiin/) * (@pesiiin) * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18271951) * Same here, after update to 2.5.0: **Fatal error**: Allowed memory size of 536870912 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 266240 bytes) in **/data/web/virtuals/314931/ virtual/www/wp-content/plugins/content-control/classes/Services/Globals.php** on line **169** * Roll back to 2.3.0 solved issue for now * Plugin Author [Daniel Iser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danieliser/) * (@danieliser) * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18360770) * [@bearstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bearstar/) [@pesiiin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pesiiin/) [@gnata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnata/) – Can you elaborate on your usage of the plugin. Are you using global restrictions, block controls, shortcodes? * Do you have a lot of usage, or just one global restriction for example. * Thread Starter [bearstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bearstar/) * (@bearstar) * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18361720) * Good timing, Daniel. I thought that perhaps 2.6 had solved the issue, but it’s apparently still happening: * [14-Mar-2025 16:24:35 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 536870912 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 266240 bytes) in /home2/empowfe0/public_html/ wp-content/plugins/content-control/classes/Services/Globals.php on line 169 * Rolling back to 2.3 fixes the critical error messages and whites screen for non- logged in visitors (and the site became super slow) * To your question, we have 4 rules, each pretty generic with nothing changed from defaults: Restriction > Redirect > Login and back > One page selected * Plugin Author [Daniel Iser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danieliser/) * (@danieliser) * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18362496) * [@bearstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bearstar/) – Pushing an update shortly that should reduce heavily the memory usage in these particular functions. No idea if it resolves yours specifically but was a safe & performant change just he same. * Thread Starter [bearstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bearstar/) * (@bearstar) * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18363102) * Thanks, Daniel. I found another plugin that might have been filling the stack: Search Exclude * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompatibility-with-content-control-plugin-causes-critical-error/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompatibility-with-content-control-plugin-causes-critical-error/) * Plugin Author [Daniel Iser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danieliser/) * (@danieliser) * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18375941) * [@bearstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bearstar/) thanks, got that on my radar now. * [pesiiin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pesiiin/) * (@pesiiin) * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-issue-10/#post-18550530) * Tried to update today to last version and error is back 🙁 * **Fatal error**: Allowed memory size of 536870912 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 266240 bytes) in **/data/web/virtuals/314931/virtual/www/wp-content/plugins/content- control/classes/Services/Globals.php** on line **169** Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Memory Issue’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/content-control/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=2968535) * [Content Control - The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! 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