Magento 2 at Hostgator

[Streder]

I found it exceptionally frustrating that the installer passed all of the the necessary tests to install at HostGator and then wouldn't allow for module additions or upgrades because the PHP memory limit could not be adjusted above 256M.

Has anyone else has such trouble with HostGator?  How did you defeat it?

Recommend another host?

For the record even the tech at HostGator gave up when he kept lifting the memory through every php.ini and .htaccess file we could find and nothing worked.

Thanks for your input,

Steven

[Manthan Dave]

Hi @Streder 

Yes it happens because it requires more memory to install/upgrade the schema of extensions.

So i would suggest you to configure following value in your php.ini

max_execution_time = 18000
max_input_time = 1800
memory_limit = 1024M

Set memory_limit at least to 1024M so that it will work smoother.

If you are on shared hosting may be you will require to ask the same to your hosting tech team or i would suggest to put the same in .htaccess file - it will also works !

Hope it helps !

[Tarandeep Singh]

@Streder 

Not sure how much you are paying with Hostgator. I would recommend Nexcess. They have very reasonable option to host Magento as well as their server are Magento optimized. Their server support is good as well as they understand Magento pretty well.