Archives for August 2012

Well… Now look what you went and did!  You go to log into WordPress and you are greeted wuth a message similar to this: Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of bytes exhausted (tried to allocate bytes) /wp-admin/includes/menu.php on line…

The reason why you are getting this is your WordPress instant  is using a lot of memory. The most likely reason for your site to be using more memory is that you installed a bunch of plugins. Some plugins require that you set aside “X” amount of memory. Security plugins tend to take up a lot of memory.

To fix the fatal error: “Allowed memory size exhausted wp-admin/includes/menu.php” I would recommend that you go and remove any non-essential WordPress plugin or any new plugin you may have just installed.

The easiest way to do this is to open your favorite FTP program and visit the: /wp-content/plugins directory. In this directory you will find all the plugin you have installed.

Most plugins can be removed just by deleting the parent folder located in the /wp-content/plugins directory. The next time you log into WordPress, the program might bark at you one time that there are missing plugin files.

There are supposedly ways around this by increasing the memory limit by adding info inside the file “wp-config.php” but really these “changes” really depend on your hoster. If you specifiy more than what your site has been granted you could potentially mess things up more then you already have 😉

Anyways, I hope I helped you fix your: Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of bytes exhausted (tried to allocate bytes) /wp-admin/includes/menu.php on line…

With website like Reuters getting hacked you want to make sure you’ve hardened your WordPress install.

*NOTE*

Hardening your WordPress program is not for the faint of heart. If you don’t do it properly you will have server downtime. Before trying to do any of these steps yourself please make sure you have a full data backup of your server, ensure you make note of ALL the permissions on your webserver and that you have a backup of your SQL database that runs your website. I can not be held liable for any actions you do to your own site. I will stress that if you mess up there is a good chance your website will stop working!

Good news, if you are even unsure of even one of these steps you might want to contact Winnipeg’s Premiere WordPress Developer and have them do the work for you!

Here’s some of the main things you want to ensure are configured/setup on your server to ensure that your WordPress is locked down:

• The latest version of WordPress is installed/updated.

• Your database prefix is not wp_.

• Ensure the WordPress version is hidden for all users but administrators.

• Ensure database errors are not displayed.

• Ensure PHP Errors are being displayed.

• Startup errors are not displayed.

• Make sure that there is no admin user.

• Make sure that you place a configured .htaccess file in the wp-admin directory.

• Place a index.php file in the wp-content directory.

• Place a index.php file in the plugins directory.

• Place a index.php file in the themes directory.

• Place a index.php file in the uploads directory.

• Remove the readme.html file in the root directory!

• Ensure your password is REALLY secure.

On my registrar I am able to get by, by using more secure permissions that what is suggested.