Question - PHP.ini memory limit

[dchicago]

I'm trying to install an instance of Moodle 2.0, and am getting this error:

Sorry, Moodle 2.0 requires at least 70MB of PHP memory.
Please contact server administrator to fix PHP.ini memory settings.

I have a reseller account on rs3.abstractdns.com, with cPanel 11.26.9, PHP 5.2.14, MySQL 5.0.91-community. When I access PHP Configuration from cPanel, I see Resource Limits - memory_limit - 32M, but it says these settings are customizable only by the server administrator. I looked for a way to change the PHP settings from WHM, but did not see anything there.

Should I submit a support ticket to WHB requesting the change, or is there some way I can do this myself?

[Vitaliy K.]

Hi, you can use local php.ini files to override the server's global php settings.
In order to increase the memory limit, you need to put a php.ini file to the folder containing your Moodle installation. The file should contain the following text:

[PHP]
memory_limit=80M

You can find more information on the php.ini file in this post.

[dchicago]

Thanks - that was very helpful.

I put a php.ini file in the moodle directory, and was able to run the moodle install script. It generated an error message further in, but I fixed that by adding an .htaccess file to apply the php.ini file to subdirectories within the moodle directory. I think it's going to work now.