Recommended Server Settings

Before getting started with theme installation and demo import we highly recommend having:

• WordPress 5.0 or greater.

• PHP 7 or greater (WordPress officially suggests to use PHP 7.3)

• MySQL 5.6 or greater

• HTTPS support

Also, you should always make sure to:

• Check that your web host meets the minimum requirements to run WordPress and themes.

• Run the latest version of WordPress.

  • You can download the latest release of WordPress from the official WordPress website.

• Create secure passwords FTP and Database.

Recommended PHP configuration limits

In order to avoid any possible issues while Installing Demo Content because of your server and PHP settings, we highly recommend setting up the following values in your server’s php.ini file:

max_execution_time = 300

memory_limit = 256M

post_max_size = 64M

upload_max_filesize = 64M

max_input_time = 3600

max_input_vars = 10000

How to verify your current PHP limits?

You can verify your PHP configuration limits of your server by installing Host PHP Info plugin.

How to increase the limits?

You can increase/set any PHP parameter by creating a new file or editing existing file named php.ini at main theme folder and adding the following lines into that.

max_execution_time = 300
memory_limit = 256M
post_max_size = 64M
upload_max_filesize = 64M
max_input_time = 3600
max_input_vars = 10000

You can also search in Google on how to increase server settings specifically for your hosting provider, and an official documentation article should appear.

How to upgrade PHP version?

Consider using PHP 7, PHP 7.3 offers a significant improvement to speed and memory usage over past versions of PHP, it also comes with better error handling and many bug fixes. PHP 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 have reached the end of their life cycle and shouldn’t be used at all. PHP 7.0 will reach end of active support by the end of this year as well. While those versions should not be used, we do support them and they will work with our themes. However, since they have reached the end of their life, issues that may arise can only be fixed to a certain extent.

Here are the documentation links that will guide you how to change PHP version in some popular hosting providers from their Control Panel (cPanel):

• Godaddy, Bluehost or Hostgator

• 1&1

• Dreamhost

• SiteGround

Emailing your hosting provider

In case you cannot update the server settings and/or PHP version yourself, you should contact your host. The upgrade process is an easy process and should be something your host can do for you without impacting your website or charging you a fee. Here’s a letter you can send to your hosting company:

Dear host,

I’m running Bakery WordPress Theme on one of your servers which requires PHP 7 or greater and MySQL 5.6 or greater versions. Can you please upgrade PHP to 7.x or let me know how I can upgrade myself?

I'm also looking to increase the following settings: max_execution_time = 300 memory_limit = 256M post_max_size = 64M upload_max_filesize = 64M max_input_time = 3600 max_input_vars = 10000

Looking forward to your reply.