Title: Fatal error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Fatal error

 *  Resolved [Miglo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miglo/)
 * (@miglo)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1275/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m getting this message on my site theaimn.com:
 *  Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 41943040 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
   543600 bytes) in /home/theaimn/public_html/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/
   contact-form.php on line 12
 * I’m an absolute novice so do not know how to fix it myself. Some advice/assistance
   would be greatly appreciated.
 * Best regards,
 * Miglo

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 *  [webbrewers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webbrewers/)
 * (@webbrewers)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1275/#post-5114068)
 * It looks like some sort of conflict caused by the jetpack plug in which puts 
   you over the allocated memory limit. Try deactivating it.
 *  [Dave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/345ad/)
 * (@345ad)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1275/#post-5114069)
 * See if something [here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP)
   helps you…
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1275/#post-5114107)
 * If that doesn’t work for you, here are three other 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.
 * (in the above examples, the limit is set to 256MB)
 *  Thread Starter [Miglo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miglo/)
 * (@miglo)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1275/#post-5114168)
 * Thanks everybody. I appreciate your help.
 * My hosting provider has increased my PHP’s memory allocation and the site is 
   now up. I’m still having problems though; namely that images aren’t appearing
   on my front page (An error occured during creating the thumbnail.), but the big
   problem is that I can no longer add a new post or edit an existing post. All 
   I get is a totally blank screen.
 * Miglo.
 *  [webbrewers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webbrewers/)
 * (@webbrewers)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1275/#post-5114189)
 * Increasing the memory limit can disguise the root cause of the problem. There’s
   likely a conflict somewhere which you may be able to identify by deactivating
   plug ins/switching to a default theme.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1275/#post-5114233)
 * Most definitely, especially if the New/Edit post screens are blank.
 *  Thread Starter [Miglo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miglo/)
 * (@miglo)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1275/#post-5114243)
 * Thanks everybody for your help. It was the ‘CP Related Posts’ plugin.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1275/#post-5114265)
 * You’re welcome!

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