Title: Fatal Error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Fatal Error

 *  [tshelor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tshelor/)
 * (@tshelor)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1262/)
 * So, I’ve been getting things like
 * **Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
   122880 bytes) in /home/DOMAIN/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php on 
   line 676**
 * The default file upload limit on this server is 2MB. I put the exact same install,
   using the exact same procedure, on another server and the default file upload
   size was 32MB.
 * Any chance all this is related to the size limit of the database?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1262/#post-5083473)
 * 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 three ways to increase PHP’s memory allocation:
 * 1. If you can edit or override the system `php.ini` file, increase the memory
   limit. For example, `memory_limit = 256M`
 * 2. If you cannot edit or override the system `php.ini` file, add `php_value memory_limit
   256M` to your `.htaccess` file.
 * 3. 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.
 *  Thread Starter [tshelor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tshelor/)
 * (@tshelor)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1262/#post-5083477)
 * I saw another hack to increase the limit in the config file, which I’ve done.
   I haven’t seen any changes.
 * The hosting provider has locked me out of the cPanel (not my site, it’s a client’s)
   so I can’t get to the .ini file.
 * Overall, I think it’s host related and it’s time to tell the client to find a
   new hosting provider. I just wanted someone cooler than me to share my opinion.
   Thanks James!
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1262/#post-5083483)
 * The `wp-config.php` file hack is actually obsolete, it doesn’t really do anything,
   so your only options would be `php.ini` or `.htaccess` modification, or hosting
   provider intervention.
 * Or, moving to a different hosting provider if none of those work out, of course.
   🙂

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1262/#post-5083483)
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