I tried to upload an video to WordPress today and realized that I needed to increase my WordPress PHP memory limit. This is an easy step and can be performed by beginners.
1) Simply open up a text editor such as TextEdit or Notepad++.
Note: MS Word is NOT a text editor.
2) Copy the following into a new file:
memory_limit = 96M post_max_size = 96M upload_max_filesize = 96M file_uploads = On
3) Save the file with the following name: php.ini
Note: If you are using GoDaddy, you may have to name it php5.ini instead as they upgraded their servers to run PHP5. But why would you be on GoDaddy anyway? :)
4) FTP to the root directory of your site. This is where your wp-admin and wp-content folders reside on the server. Upload the php.ini file to the wp-admin directory.
5) That’s it!
Let me know if it worked for you? If not, I may be able to offer some guidance. Enjoy.
you can change it with more than 1 way: increase php memory limit
Thanks for contributing. Many different ways to do this, but only wanted to provide the easiest as not all readers are super tech-savvy. Thx.