[Plugin: CataBlog] Upload Error?

How much memory due you have allocated to PHP on your server? or more accurately what is the memory limit set in the php.ini file?

32MB. I increased the limit to 64MB however it gave me also the same thing. So I just put it back to 32MB. Also I just realised what could be the problem, I uploaded an image which was 230KB and it worked, but it did the error in a 1.24MB file. Possibly you have a set upload limit on the plugin?? Or does it use wordpress upload limit. I tried increasing the wordpress upload limit to 100MB still no difference.

Loading a 1.24MB JPEG image will result in PHP needing a lot of memory, way more than 1.24MB. This is because of how image compression works, PHP must load the image, decompress it, scale it, and then save it. My server has 128MB assigned to PHP, for 1-3MB photos. Make sure your server respects the settings as well, some shared hosting environments put a cap on memory, regardless of what you configure. The CataBlog About page can be useful for seeing how much memory PHP actually has. Also, CataBlog has no imposed upload limits, it is your server that sets those limits.

I also just tried uploading a 800KB image, and it comes up with the same error. So I am stuck with images below 500KB. ??

May I ask who your hosting company is, maybe I can do a little research and see if there is a better way to setup CataBlog and WordPress.

I’m hosting with AussieHQ.

Also my Server Statistics show:
CataBlog Version: 1.6
MySQL Version: 5.1.59
PHP Version: 5.2.17
GD Version: bundled (2.0.34 compatible)
PHP Memory Usage: 22.5 MB
PHP Memory Limit: 32 MB
Max Uploaded File Size: 2M
Max Post size: 8M
Thumbnail Disc Usage: 0 MB
Full Size Disc Usage: 0.02 MB
Original Upload Disc Usage: 0.49 MB
Total Disc Usage: 0.51 MB

Hope that helps..

Thanks

I found this discussion about AussieHQ and Drupal, which I think might still be pertinent because it is really about memory allocation in PHP using AussieHQ shared hosting.

https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1891394

You should get in touch with AussieHQ and see if they will up your PHP memory limit to 64MB and then verify you actually have the memory allocated in the CataBlog About Panel.

With less than 10MB of RAM available I am not surprised a 3MB JPEG image crashes PHP. What are your image resolutions? JPEG compression can make one think that images are smaller in memory size than they actually are.

1024 x 768 pixel 24bit image takes ~2MB of PHP memory to load, that is before your server has to resize and save the thumbnail. That means a 2048 x 1536 pixel image takes about ~8MB of memory, just to load.

Some interesting numbers:

32MB - 22.5MB = 9.5MB
9.5MB - 8MB = 1.5MB
1.5MB is not enough memory to process and save the thumbnail.

I’m having the same error. php.ini is set to 128MB. No host caps afaik. Should I make my own thread pertaining to my issue?

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 69573 bytes) in /home/[etcetcetc]/wp-admin/includes/admin.php on line 22

php.ini is located in the public_html dir on a shared host.
3IX is the host.
The filesize is 431kb.

Just for testing purposes I tried uploading a 64k image and the same exact error message is occurring.

Ratspeed, whatever you have your php.ini file set to is not being respected. It is apparent from the amount of allowed memory, 33554432 bytes = 32MB, not 128MB. I would say that you should look into “better” hosting, or call your current host and figure out a way to up your PHP memory to at least 64MB.

Lets keep in mind that WordPress itself is pretty greedy when it comes to memory, still its amazing what you can pull off these days with only 32MB of ram. I do not know what you pay for hosting, but I highly suggest a VPS for WordPress, it makes a world of difference for your site, especially when administering it.

Alright, I’m checking with my server’s tech support to ask how much I’m allotted for my account, but if what you’re saying is true, then how was I able to upload these without any issue at all? 1024×768 images, as compared to small thumbnail image?

Those were uploaded using a jquery uploader included with my premium theme. Seems to work just fine. Or I can upload them using WordPress’ built-in media uploader just fine as well. There has to be another issue going on with the CataBlog script.

Alright, I just had my host up my domain’s PHP limit to 48 megs, just tried the script again, got the same message:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 30720 bytes) in /home/redhalos/public_html/brassandmortar.com/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 32

So he upped it to 64M and the script is working fine now.

So I do have one followup question.. how come I’m able to upload the same size images with other plugins? Are they just lighter and able to handle 32M?

Great question, I have had the similar issues with NextGenGallery in past, I am not sure and this is definitely something I will be looking into. I do not want CataBlog to be a resource hog, really I don’t ??

If they could launch nukes in the 70’s with 8k, I’m sure we could launch pics of nukes with 32! ??