I don’t understand the directions. I am not finding define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’32M’); to change to 64M
If it doesn’t already exist you can just add
define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');
to the wp-config.php in the wordpress root directory.
It needs to go somewhere above
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
There are situations where this won’t have any effect, so you could try asking your host to increase your wordpress memory limit, or do a search on that subject as there are other ways to do it yourself…
If that doesn’t work, and for some shared server hosts it won’t, then have a look at the suggestions here and here.
Or find a host that offers more memory – which could be difficult as all the other shared hosting services, that I’ve found, don’t quote the memory available in their advertising….
Urg now I do that and I’m getting this error
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/pixelmom/thewoaninus/wp-config.php on line 3
You put it in the wrong place, or didn’t copy it correctly because the define line should go there correctly. Make sure you didn’t delete the “;” or any characters.
I posted it just like this
define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’64M’); and I posted above the /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
What’s on lines 3 and 4 of your wp-config.php file? If you’re on webhosting server, have you contacted tech support?
You should try to change it in php.ini , this is the file for all your domains provided by your hosting company (in my case bluehost.com ) , otherwise i had the same problem and I have added this in wp.config.php on the line 36.
When I save the config it bunches it all up and then I get that error… and when it bunches together this is what I get on line 3
wp-config.php} Codex page. You can get the MySQL settings from your web host. * * This file is used by the wp-config.php creation script during the *
This domain is an addon domain and one of my good friends hosts me, I can contact him and see if he might can help me… I just really find this strange, I think my issues is why the config bunches us.
I don’t understand what you mean by ‘bunches’….
If you look at the wp-config-sample.php it should have a text block at the beginning like the following (quoted from wp 3.1.2)
`
<?php
/**
* The base configurations of the WordPress.
*
* This file has the following configurations: MySQL settings, Table Prefix,
* Secret Keys, WordPress Language, and ABSPATH. You can find more information
* by visiting { @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php Editing
* wp-config.php} Codex page. You can get the MySQL settings from your web host.
*
* This file is used by the wp-config.php creation script during the
* installation. You don’t have to use the web site, you can just copy this file
* to “wp-config.php” and fill in the values.
*
* @package WordPress
*/
`
those /* and */signs mark the beginning and end of text blocks that should be ignored in a .php type file…. ( this also true for single lines beginning // )
Make sure that is the case with your config file.
To edit php files you should use a text editor such as notepad++ rather than a wordprocessor such as MS Word.
This is what I mean by bunched up
http://i52.tinypic.com/n4d4lj.jpg
This is how it should be
http://i52.tinypic.com/2nlbfon.png
I blurred it out but you can see what I mean… I am good friends with my host, he’ll give me what ever I need, I just am wondering if its something I can fix without bugging him lol.
Yeah, that certainly looks a mess.
If you have a new install then maybe you need to do it again, unless you can reconstruct the wp-config.php file….
It is probably not a good idea to use any host’s ‘automated’ install (if there is one) as so many people have problems afterwards.
What might be simpler, quicker and less work is to talk to your friend/host as he may have a better idea what’s going on… including the available memory and ways to increase it if still necessary….
So instead of installing wordpress through my cpanel install it manually? Is that what you mean?
Yes…. with the ‘world famous’ wordpress 5 minute installer and not cpanel – although I’ve never used cpanel or any host’s wordpress installer….
If you have the necessary information to hand, it should be a simple and reliable process…
If the wordpress files are ok and all present then it should be possible just to delete the wp-config.php file (or rename it to something like wp-config.php.bak in case you neet to refer to it again), and go to your web address.
Ideally you should delete all the wordpress files, get the latest versions from wordpress.org and then re-upload them via ftp ( using a ‘client’ program such as filezilla ) to make sure that they are all uploaded correctly. Delete the WordPress database user and table through cPanel control panel.
Sometimes there are problems when not all the files have been uploaded, or have been corrupted, but I haven’t had any problems using filezilla….
I don’t know as I don’t think i’ve ever used it…..
Thanks for your help, I finally got it to install. I uninstalled it through cpanel and then I manually installed it by downloading wordpress and following your directions and used the define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’64M’); in my config and it worked. Thank you so very much 
