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Increase a PHP Memory Limit for DreamHost

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Hi! In another video, we covered how to install a WordPress theme. In this video, we're going to cover how to increase the memory limit when using DreamHost shared hosting.

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Open TextEdit
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One important part to note is that you want to make sure the format is set to plain text in "Format". If you're using a rich text format, you will not be able to save the file as a format without an extension.

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In the "TextEdit" menu along the top of the screen, click "Format"
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Then, click "Make Plain Text" (if available) in the menu
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Type "memory_limit = 128M" in the text document
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To save the file, click "File" in the menu at the top
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Then, click "Save"
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Save the file to the desktop as "phprc" by typing it
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Uncheck the box "If no extension is provided, use '.txt' "
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This file needs to be without an extension.
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Click the blue "Save" button in the lower-right corner of this window
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Now, go to the Finder window and locate the file you've just saved on the desktop
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Also, go to your web site folder
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For this tutorial, the web site folder is "xonlo.com". In your web site folder, add two new folders.
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Right-click the folder directory and select "New Folder"
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Name one folder ".php"
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Click "OK"
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Right-click the folder directory and select "New Folder"
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Alternatively, click it in the menu at the top.
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Name the second folder the version of PHP you're using
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In this case, it is version 5.4. Therefore, type "5.4".
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Rename the ".php" folder to "php"
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Drag the "5.4" folder into the "php" folder
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Wait with name the "php" folder as ".php" until we've finished editing all of the information.
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Click the folder tab with the "phprc" file in Finder
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Click and drag "phprc" to the web site folder
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It is "xonlo.com" in this video.
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Drag the "phprc" file into the "5.4" folder
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Release the mouse button to move the file
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Click the left arrow to go back
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Rename "php" back to ".php"
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Click "OK"
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Now, open Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015
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Click the "Remote server" drop-down menu
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Click "Local view"
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This is the local view of the account. There is the ".php" folder.
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Click the ".php" folder
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Click 'Put file(s) to "Remote Server (xonlo.com)" '
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The folder will be uploaded to the server.
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Now, switch to the web site
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Click "reactivate your previous theme"
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Type the name for the theme to search for it
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Now, try reactivating the theme that you wanted and see whether the error still shows up or not.
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Click "Activate"
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This time, the theme activates without the error because you have increased the PHP memory limit.
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