Title: memory – i think
Last modified: September 15, 2019

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# memory – i think

 *  [120filter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/120filter/)
 * (@120filter)
 * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-i-think/)
 * I can’t load images to media – it says can’t insert into database.
    Now The new
   post page is missing the text/content area I beleive it’s to do with max memory
   but I’ve tried to increase it in wpconfig and it didn’t work my host is no help
   at all [siteground] curently the site is up but no content can be added

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-i-think/#post-11933974)
 * What is the exact text of the error?
 * Try repairing your database: [https://www.siteground.com/tutorials/phpmyadmin/repair-optimize-database/](https://www.siteground.com/tutorials/phpmyadmin/repair-optimize-database/)
 *  Thread Starter [120filter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/120filter/)
 * (@120filter)
 * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-i-think/#post-11934012)
 * OK I take that back about siteground:
 * “It appears that your database has been corrupted thus you are not able to insert
   a post into it.
 * I have tried to repair it but to no avail so I created a new database which I
   have set your application to use. Then I imported the content of the old database
   to the new one.”
 * How does the db become corrupted?
 * I think I also increased the memory in wp-config.php, by adding this line:
    define(‘
   WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ‘768M’);
 * 768 being what siteground’s help page said?
 *  Thread Starter [120filter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/120filter/)
 * (@120filter)
 * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-i-think/#post-11934016)
 * Steve:
    Thanks I should have come here first This looks like what siteground 
   must have done I was pannicking Big time
 * I have put your link in bookmarks and will look at optimizing the db.
    My site
   seems to be growing quick with large images being added and multiple plugins,
   maybe that’s what corrupted the db
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by [120filter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/120filter/).
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-i-think/#post-11934025)
 * Databases get corrupted if the server crashes or is shut down improperly. Bad
   things happen, so backup frequently and automatically.
 * Needing 768M is kind of odd… that’s a LOT of memory, and was probably unnecessary.

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/memory-i-think/#post-11934025)
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