How to Solve PHP Fatal error Allowed memory size of bytes exhausted or my website is not loading properly?

How to Solve PHP Fatal error Allowed memory size of bytes exhausted or if your website is not loading properly after installing WordPress's theme?

Why am I getting such an error after I have uploaded and install a theme on my WordPress or site?

An error such as:

Sample of the error:

  • Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 41943040 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 4096 bytes) in /home/mysite/public_html//wp-admin/includes/update.php on line 753 on line 51

The likely causes for import/upload errors:

  • PHP memory, max file upload size has limitation by default from the hosting provider to prevent excessive memory consumption
  • By default, your hosting account has a PHP script memory limit of either 8M or 32M. 

 

How do you fix the issue? recommend steps below:

If you get this error (Note: You might need to enable a debug mode in your WordPress's "wp-config.php" file in order to see the error if you do not see any error for debugging).

To enable a debug mode in your WordPress, edit the file "wp-config.php" and set the "define( 'WP_DEBUG', false );" to false if it's set to true by default.

Follow the steps below to fix the error:

  • Login into your cPanel 
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  • Under cPanel page navigate to "SOFTWARE" section - cPanel >> SOFTWARE >> MultiPHP INI Editor
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  • From the "MultiPHP INI Editor" page, make sure you select the "Basic Mode" menu.
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  • Under "Configure PHP INI basic settings" >> select the website domain from the dropdown lists.
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  • Locate "memory_limit" from the settings and increase the limit to desire (64M) is acceptable. If your WordPress requires more than 64M, check with your hosting provider to look into your website's requirements.
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  • Then click the "Apply" button to save the change.
  • Confirm that your site is loading properly, if you still seeing the error, clear your browser cache 

 

 

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