When dealing with WordPress<\/b> or BoldGrid<\/strong> PHP Issues, knowing how to change the PHP settings<\/strong> can be useful. In this guide, I will explain how to troubleshoot errors that are related to those settings, and the ways to make the changes needed to resolve these types of issues. The most common errors regarding PHP settings<\/b> are related to Maximum Execution Time, Maximum Memory, Maximum Upload File size, and Maximum Input Vars.<\/p>\n

Before making any changes, always be sure to back up the file you are going to edit<\/a> first.<\/div>\n
MAX EXECUTION TIME<\/h2>\n
You may be seeing error messages that show “Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded” or “Maximum execution time of 60 seconds exceeded”. This usually means that it is taking longer for a process to complete than your current PHP settings<\/b> are allowing, and it is timing out because of it. This setting can be changed in either your .htaccess<\/a> or php.ini file.<\/p>\n
If your server runs PHP as a CGI module, you can change your local php.ini file in order to make modifications to your PHP settings. If your server runs PHP as an Apache module, you can make these changes in your .htaccess file.<\/div>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>.htaccess<\/b>
\nAdd this value to .htaccess:\n
php_value max_execution_time 60<\/pre>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>php.ini<\/b>
\nAdd this value to php.ini:\n
max_execution_time=60<\/pre>\n
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If you are not sure how to make these types of changes, or if you are on type of hosting that prevents you from making them, then it is recommended that you contact your hosting provider and ask them to increase your maximum execution time.<\/p>\n
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MAX MEMORY<\/h2>\n
You may be seeing errors such as “Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2348617 bytes).” This can occur when the amount of memory that is allocated to PHP is being used before the script that is running can complete. Raising the amount of memory PHP will resolve these issues in most cases. This setting can be changed in either your .htaccess or php.ini file, but it can also be changed within your wp-config.php file as well. You want to check all 3 when troubleshooting these types of problems.<\/p>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>.htaccess<\/b>
\nAdd this value to .htaccess:\n
php_value memory_limit 128M<\/pre>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>php.ini<\/b>
\nAdd this value to php.ini:\n
memory_limit=128M<\/pre>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>wp-config.php<\/b>
\nAdd this value anywhere in your wp-config.php file, ensuring it is before the last line that includes the wp-settings.php file.\n
define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '128M' );<\/pre>\n
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In some cases, your dashboard tasks may need more memory than the front end requires. When editing your wp-config.php, the memory allocated to the admin section can be raised by defining WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT. Add this value anywhere in your wp-config.php file, ensuring it is before the last line that includes the wp-settings.php file.<\/p>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>wp-config.php<\/b>
\nAdd this value anywhere in your wp-config.php file, ensuring it is before the last line that includes the wp-settings.php file.\n
define( 'WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M' );<\/pre>\n
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If you are not sure how to make these types of changes, or if you are using a hosting provider that prevents you from making them, then it is recommended that you contact your host and ask them to increase your maximum execution time on your behalf.<\/p>\n
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MAX UPLOAD SIZE<\/h2>\n
You may be seeing error messages when uploading images, or zip files for themes and plugins. This is usually directly related to the PHP settings for post_max_size, and upload_max_filesize. You can update these within your .htaccess or php.ini files. If using WordPress<\/b> Multisite, you must also make a Network Admin Settings change as well<\/p>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>.htaccess<\/b>
\nAdd these values in your .htaccess file\n
php_value post_max_size 64M\r\nphp_value upload_max_filesize 64M<\/pre>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>php.ini<\/b>
\nAdd or modify these values in your php.ini file\n
post_max_size=64M\r\nupload_max_filesize=64M<\/pre>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>WordPress Multisite <\/b>
\nFor Multisite, you must also set PHP upload limits within the Network Admin Dashboard, as it is defined there in Settings > Upload Settings\n
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MAX INPUT VARS<\/h2>\n
When dealing with a translation plugin, or a large number of menu items, the max vars setting may need to be raised. In most cases, you will see an error when this limit is reached, but you can safely raise it if you are having related issues. To accomplish this, you can perform the following change in either your .htaccess or php.ini file:<\/p>\n
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$\"\"$ <\/a>.htaccess<\/b>
\nAdd this value in your .htaccess file\n
php_value max_input_vars 10000<\/pre>\n
<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
$\"\"$ <\/a>php.ini<\/b>
\nAdd or modify this value in your php.ini\n
max_input_vars=10000<\/pre>\n
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If you do not have a local php.ini, and changes made to the .htaccess are causing errors or not taking affect, it would be recommended to contact your host, as they may be running PHP in a way that will not allow these types of overrides, or they may have a custom way implemented to change your settings.<\/div>\n
Congratulations! You now have the information needed to troubleshoot PHP Errors related to the PHP settings<\/b> for BoldGrid<\/b> and WordPress<\/b> websites. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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