{"id":45297,"date":"2025-06-19T15:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=45297"},"modified":"2025-07-01T06:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T04:05:08","slug":"php-resource-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/php-resource-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP resource limits for shared Web Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When your website is hosted on a server, it uses something called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/what-is-php\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PHP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to handle and process information. To make sure your website and all the other websites on the same server run smoothly, there are certain limits on how much of the server&#8217;s resources a website can use at one time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These limits are set up to prevent problems like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Your website running too slowly or crashing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If a script on your website tries to do too much at once, these limits step in to prevent it from using up all the server&#8217;s power.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Other websites on the server slowing down:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In shared hosting (where many websites are on one server), these limits ensure one website doesn&#8217;t use all the resources, leaving none for others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are the <strong>maximum PHP limits<\/strong> on shared servers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">memory_limit: 512 MB<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">max_execution_time: 90s<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">max_input_vars: 3500<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">post_max_size: 64 MB<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New hosting packages aren&#8217;t set to use the <\/span>maximum PHP resource<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> limits by <strong>default<\/strong>. You may log into your account and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/what-directives-can-be-changed-php-config-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">increase the values<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as needed. All shared Web Hosting packages offer the same maximum values, regardless of the type of hosting package.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your website is already using the maximum available PHP resources and you\u2019re still seeing errors, we recommend <\/span><b>optimising your website<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. An optimised website needs fewer resources to run smoothly. This kind of work is usually managed by a website developer and falls outside our scope of service.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"<p><span >When your website is hosted on a server, it uses something called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/what-is-php\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span >PHP<\/span><\/a><span > to handle and process information. To make sure your website and all the other websites on the same server run smoothly, there are certain limits on how much of the server's resources a website can use at one time.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span >These limits are set up to prevent problems like:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li ><b>Your website running too slowly or crashing:<\/b><span > If a script on your website tries to do too much at once, these limits step in to prevent it from using up all the server's power.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><b>Other websites on the server slowing down:<\/b><span > In shared hosting (where many websites are on one server), these limits ensure one website doesn't use all the resources, leaving none for others.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span >Here are the <strong>maximum PHP limits<\/strong> on shared servers:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li ><span >memory_limit: 512 MB<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >max_execution_time: 90s<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >max_input_vars: 3500<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li ><span >post_max_size: 64 MB<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span >New hosting packages aren't set to use the <\/span>maximum PHP resource<span > limits by <strong>default<\/strong>. You may log into your account and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/what-directives-can-be-changed-php-config-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span >increase the values<\/span><\/a><span > as needed. All shared Web Hosting packages offer the same maximum values, regardless of the type of hosting package.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span >If your website is already using the maximum available PHP resources and you\u2019re still seeing errors, we recommend <\/span><b>optimising your website<\/b><span >. An optimised website needs fewer resources to run smoothly. 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