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PHP Tuning: Increasing memory_limit and upload_max_filesize Safely

Resolve memory limit exhaustion errors and increase maximum file upload quotas in PHP.

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PHP
8.1 – 8.3
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2026-09-13

Before you start

  • Write access to php.ini or .user.ini
  • An error log where you can see which limit triggers which error
  • The ability to restart PHP-FPM (or restart it from the panel)
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When uploading themes, media libraries, or backups, you may encounter upload limit warnings or memory exhausted fatal errors caused by conservative default PHP ini limits.

1. Recommended PHP Configuration Values#

The recommended baseline values for WooCommerce, Elementor, and dynamic web apps:

php.ini
; Onerilen WordPress & PHP Ayarlari
upload_max_filesize = 128M
post_max_size = 128M
memory_limit = 512M
max_execution_time = 300
max_input_time = 300
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How to Implement This?

How to do this on a Clodo service

File manager & SFTP

You set PHP limits by placing a .user.ini file in your site root rather than with a slider in the panel. You reach that file through the panel file manager or over SFTP.

Where in Panel? Panel > Service detail > 'SFTP & Files' tab gives you the file access credentials.
Step-by-step Execution:
  1. 1Connect from the 'SFTP & Files' tab on the service detail page, or open the panel file manager.
  2. 2Create a .user.ini in your site root and add the values from this guide.
  3. 3Restart the service from the panel; PHP-FPM reads the new values on boot.
  4. 4Do not set the memory limit above your plan's RAM -- exceeding it kills the process (exit code 137).

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