[kburton97]

I tried to install Buddypress using wordpress but it would get stuck on installing the package then crash. I tried installing it using the upload button but it would get to unpacking package then crash. When I uploaded it using my ftp client it uploaded straight away but wordpress would not detect it.
What am I doing wrong and what can i do to fix it.

[Paul Wong-Gibbs]

Please could explain what the crash looked like in more detail? Did the entire screen go white?

[danbpfr]

What kind of server do you use ? Have you enough php memory on it ?
In some situations, WP works correctly but crashes as soon as you attempt to install BP, whitch would became too big for your server allowed ressources.

[kburton97]

When it crashed it would just freeze and stop working.
I use 000webhost on a linux server and as far as I know I have approx 1.5gb of storage left and 100gb of bandwidth if that is what you mean.

[danbpfr]

i speaked about php memory, witch you can know if you use a phpinfo() scrpt.
Server capacity and bandwith has nothing to do with php memory.
More plugins you use, more memory you need.

For example, if you are on a shared host with only 8 or 32 MO of php memory limit, BP could’nt work and WP will work only with a few (3-4) plugins installed. And BP is a BIG plugin.
Latest WP/BP need 128 MO to work correclty togoether (64 MO is the minimum)

http://www.4webhelp.net/scripts/php/phpinfo.php

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