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Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted

It todays Web Hosting Tutorial we are going to cover how to change your PHP file upload limit to avoind the following error:

‘Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted’?

PHP has a built-in limit on the amount of memory it will allocate. If that limit is reached, the process will exit with this error message. This is usually the result of the PHP script trying to load a large… Read full story

My PHP script gives the error ‘Call to undefined function: mysql_connect()’

My PHP script gives the error ‘Call to undefined function: mysql_connect()’

This is usually due to a faulty php.ini file causing the PHP MySQL functions to be undefined. A custom php.ini file should not need to contain more than a very few lines to override the specific necessary directives. Using a php.ini found on other webservers or examples given on PHP-related websites

How to create a custom php.ini file

There are some variables in the php.ini file that can be overwritten, a common request is how to change the PHP file upload limit.

You can do this by creating a custom php.ini file in the directory you want to use (where your script resides).

Here is an example;

On your computer open a new document in Notepad, inside enter the command;

upload_max_filesize = 5M
post_max_size = 5M

(this example shows the limit being set to… Read full story