Recommended Server Configuration for WordPress environment

In case you don’t have your own server or you work in different server environments, here are some settings worth checking before installing WordPress in order for the platform to work good. Here is the list of recommended server configuration for WordPress environment.

php.ini file

In php.ini file define the following:


upload_max_filesize = 128M
post_max_size = 128M
memory_limit = 512M
max_execution_time = 600
max_input_vars = 5000
max_input_time = 400

Disk space

1 GB of disk space should be available.

Memory limit

Memory limit per process: 128 MB (256 MB or more recommended).

PHP and MySQL

PHP 7.4 or greater
MySQL 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB 10.1 or greater
Nginx or Apache with mod_rewrite module
HTTPS support

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Web developer and IT consultant. Freelancer with full respect for OpenCart and WordPress. Gamer, (ex)drummer and parent.

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