MAMP & MAMP PRO 4 Documentation

Increase the PHP memory limit

1. Start MAMP PRO
2. Stop the server if it’s running
3. Choose Menu > File > Edit Template > PHP 5.x.x php.ini / PHP 5.x.x php.ini
4. The PHP ini file will be opened.
5. If a dialogue box pops up, read it and confirm with OK
6. Search (Command + F) for memory_limit
7. You should get the following line:
   `memory_limit = 32M ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (8M)’
8. Now you can change the default value of 32M. For instance into 64M or even more (like 128M)
9. Save (Command + S) your changes.
10. Close (Command - W) the file.
11. Start the Server.