Title: Cannot allocate memory in… error
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Cannot allocate memory in… error

 *  Resolved [siteoptimized](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siteoptimized/)
 * (@siteoptimized)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-allocate-memory-in-error/)
 * Anyone able to help me fix this? I have no idea why my site: [http://johnfleck.net/](http://johnfleck.net/)
   is getting this error:
 * Warning: require(/home/johnny/public_html/wp-includes/pomo/mo.php) [function.
   require]: failed to open stream: Cannot allocate memory in /home/johnny/public_html/
   wp-settings.php on line 76
 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/johnny/
   public_html/wp-includes/pomo/mo.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/
   lib/php’) in /home/johnny/public_html/wp-settings.php on line 76
 * Thanks

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-allocate-memory-in-error/#post-5932012)
 * Try [manually resetting your plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)(
   no Dashboard access required). If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one
   individually until you find the cause.
 * If that does not resolve the issue, access your server via [FTP or SFTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients),
   navigate to `/wp-content/themes/` and rename the directory of your currently 
   active theme. This will force the default theme to activate and hopefully rule-
   out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins).

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 * [function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/function-require/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-allocate-memory-in-error/#post-5932012)
 * Status: resolved

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