Title: Updating WordPress – Error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Updating WordPress – Error

 *  [designpoint](https://wordpress.org/support/users/designpoint/)
 * (@designpoint)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/)
 * Hi Guys,
 * Trying to update my wordpress and receive the following message:
    Update WordPress
 * Downloading update from [http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.5.1-new-bundled.zip…](http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.5.1-new-bundled.zip…)
 * Unpacking the update…
 * Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
   125 bytes) in /home/designpo/public_html/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 590
 * Also, as of now I cannot edit my pages can you please assist me with a resolution?
 * Thanks,
 * Adrian

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594282)
 * -Try [increasing memory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP)
   available for php.
 * – Also, review this codex: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress)
 * – What version of WP are you trying to update to 3.5.1?
 *  Thread Starter [designpoint](https://wordpress.org/support/users/designpoint/)
 * (@designpoint)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594309)
 * So I just need to increase the memory size in wp-settings.php file?
 * Yeah updating to 3.5.1
 *  Thread Starter [designpoint](https://wordpress.org/support/users/designpoint/)
 * (@designpoint)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594321)
 * cannot find this line **define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’64M’);**
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594336)
 * > cannot find this line define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’64M’);
 * You need to define it in your wp-config.php
 * Have you reviewed the link I provided in my previous reply?
    Here is again: [increasing memory ](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP)
   available for php.
 *  [SaebMasarwa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saebmsarwa/)
 * (@saebmsarwa)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594337)
 * he might need to do that in php.ini, also it might not work if server admin/hosting
   company, doesn’t allow it.
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594338)
 * > it might not work if server admin/hosting company, doesn’t allow it.
 * This is explained in the codex link as well.
 *  [jholder83864](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jholder83864/)
 * (@jholder83864)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594339)
 * (Apologies if this muddys up this thread)
 * Is anyone else surprised that he would run out of memory on such a simple operation?
   The default is 8M, which is far far more than enough.
 * Even in shared hosting environments (with the exception of GoDaddy which is just
   godawful), I have rarely seen this.
 * I’m willing to bet you have a whole lot of PHP modules installed that you probably
   don’t need. If you have a chance, I’d love to see a phpinfo() page as well as
   the output off
    `free -m`
 * Just some thoughts, feel free to ignore and/or prove me wrong. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [designpoint](https://wordpress.org/support/users/designpoint/)
 * (@designpoint)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594342)
 * Hi,
 * I am also receiving this error on some of my pages and seems like I cannot edit
   any of the pages in “Visual” view:
 * Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
   122880 bytes) in /home/designpo/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php on
   line 226
 * Not sure whats going on. I’m hoping when I fix the memory allocation it would
   all work as normal?
 * Thanks,
 * Adrian
 *  Thread Starter [designpoint](https://wordpress.org/support/users/designpoint/)
 * (@designpoint)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594345)
 * Hey guys,
 * Just deactivated all my plugins and tried the ‘Update’ again and all looks good
   now I am able to update everything. Thanks for helping 🙂
 * Thanks,
 * Adrian
 *  Thread Starter [designpoint](https://wordpress.org/support/users/designpoint/)
 * (@designpoint)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594346)
 * Still receiving this message when installing a plugin:
 * Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
   532638 bytes) in /home/designpo/public_html/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line
   630

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 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error/#post-3594346)
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