how to find php.ini

[WZ_OZES]

I am trying to install an extension and ran into memory problem. 

The error message: mmap() failed: [12] cannot allocate memory php fatal error: out of memory

I read some instructions on Magento website and reckon i need to set the memory size in php.ini to 2GB. However, I am not able to find php.ini file. 

My website is on a shared server. I ran php --ini command and got below information 

php --ini
Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /usr/local/php70/lib
Loaded Configuration File: /usr/local/php70/lib/php.ini
Scan for additional .ini files in: /usr/local/php70/etc
Additional .ini files parsed: /usr/local/php70/etc/extensions.ini, /usr/local/php70/etc/limits.ini

But I can't figure out where /usr is......

[WZ_OZES]

I contacted my web host and found that I only can have max 768Mb for memory_limit in php.ini because it is a shared server. Is there a way to get around this?

[Manthan Dave]

Hi @WZ_OZES

Are you installing this extension using SSH terminal by running command ?

[WZ_OZES]

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@Manthan Davewrote:

Hi @WZ_OZES

Are you installing this extension using SSH terminal by running command ?

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Hi ManthanDave, yes I am using SSH terminal to run the commands.

[Sunil Patel]

Hello,
You can pass run time memory limit

php -d memory_limit=4G your command

Hope it will help you.

[Rakesh Jesadiya]

You can find your php.ini file from different OS based on below link,

where is my php.ini

Or you can run a command like pass memory limit in all command,

php -dmemory_limit=5G bin/magento setup:upgrade
php -dmemory_limit=5G bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
php -dmemory_limit=5G bin/magento setup:di:compile
php -dmemory_limit=5G bin/magento indexer:reindex
php -dmemory_limit=5G bin/magento cache:flush

[WZ_OZES]

Thanks guys. But unfortunately php -d memory command doesn't work for me. I got error message after typing this command. I think my web server provider blocked this kind of operation because i use shared server.

however, I figured out a way to get around with this issue. I basically downloaded the extension to my magento folder and put it at the exact directory the developer specified. Then I did composer update. Then it worked and installed the extension for me.

This is the extension I tried to install https://marketplace.magento.com/sy-slider.html

On the other note, I saw there is someone talking about creating a swap file to overcome insufficient memory issue but I am unable to understand because that needs to know what operation system my server uses. Anyone can share some info on this?

[Swissuplabscom]

Check if this can help?

php -d memory_limit=-1 bin/magento [your_command]

-1 parameter is for unlimited memory.

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Also please tell which is your memory allowed size in php.ini

Run this:

php -i | grep "memory"