{"id":2735,"date":"2010-07-21T09:53:03","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T07:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/helpcentre\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:22:29","slug":"fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-exhausted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-exhausted\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are we getting a *Fatal error*: Allowed memory size exhausted?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This error occurs when the specified memory limit for PHP is exhausted (used). This value (memory_limit) can be adjusted via the PHP config<\/a> tool in your Control Panel.<\/p>\n

A full example of the error:<\/p>\n


\n*<\/span>Fatal error<\/span>*: <\/span>Allowed memory size exhausted <\/span>(<\/span>tried to allocate 16 bytes<\/span>) <\/span>in <\/span>*\/<\/span>usr<\/span>\/<\/span>www<\/span>\/<\/span>users<\/span>\/<\/span>ftpusr<\/span>\/<\/span>libraries<\/span>\/<\/span>joomla<\/span>\/<\/span>database<\/span>\/<\/span>database<\/span>\/<\/span>mysql<\/span>.<\/span>php<\/span>* <\/span>on
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