{"id":171,"date":"2020-04-22T06:24:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T06:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost\/bricksacademy\/?post_type=bricks_article&#038;p=171"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:41:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:41:13","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"bricks_article","link":"https:\/\/academy.bricksbuilder.io\/article\/requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To provide you with a cutting-edge site builder for WordPress Bricks uses the most modern technology stack (VueJS 3, etc.) while keeping sufficient backward compatibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are a few minimum requirements your server should meet so Bricks runs smoothly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>PHP 7.4+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MySQL 5.6+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WordPress memory limit of at least 64 MB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Max file upload size of at least 16 MB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern browser:&nbsp;<strong>Please use the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge when editing your website with Bricks<\/strong>. Older browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer) lack support for some of the more advanced builder features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"callout-blue\"><em>Bricks is a self-hosted solution that you download &amp; install on your own WordPress website!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wp-memory-limit\">How To Increase WP Memory Limit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can define <strong>WP_MEMORY_LIMIT<\/strong> by adding the following code to your <strong>wp-config.php<\/strong> file (above the &#8220;That&#8217;s all, stop editing!&#8221; line):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted prettyprint\">define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M' );\n\/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. *\/<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Some web hosts set the PHP memory limit to 8 MB. In that case, you might consider upgrading to a more powerful hosting plan. If your host does not allow you to config this setting by yourself, please get in touch with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"max-file-upload-size\">How To Increase Max File Upload Size<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you encounter problems uploading larger files to your site (or when downloading high-resolution images from Bricks&#8217; Unsplash integration) there are a few ways to increase the maximum upload file size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A maximum upload size of 16 MB should suffice. But 64 MB would be ideal. Log into your hosting account and change the following two <strong>PHP server settings<\/strong> to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>post_max_size: 64M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>upload_max_filesize: 64M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have access to your <strong>php.ini<\/strong> file, located in the root directory of your WordPress installation, open it, and modify the following settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted prettyprint\">upload_max_filesize = 64M\npost_max_size = 64M<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also add the following code to your <strong>.htaccess<\/strong> file, but make sure to backup your existing .htaccess file beforehand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted prettyprint\">php_value upload_max_filesize 64M\nphp_value post_max_size 64M<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If all above fails, you can try adding the following code to your wp-config.php:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted prettyprint\">@ini_set( 'upload_max_size' , '64M' );\n@ini_set( 'post_max_size', '64M');<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To confirm that your maximum upload file size has been updated successfully, go to <strong>Media &gt; Add New<\/strong>. On the bottom of this page, you should see your maximum upload file size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"max-execution-time\">How To Increase Maximum Execution Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you start seeing a message like &#8220;Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded&#8221; you have to increase the execution time of your website by using one of the following three solutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#1: Add the following code to your wp-config.php file (above the &#8220;That&#8217;s all, stop editing!&#8221; line):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted prettyprint\">set_time_limit(180);\n\/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. *\/<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#2: Backup your .htaccess file and add the following code to it:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted prettyprint\">php_value max_execution_time 180<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#3: Add the following code to your php.ini file:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted prettyprint\">max_execution_time = 180<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To provide you with a cutting-edge site builder for WordPress Bricks uses the most modern technology stack (VueJS 3, etc.) while keeping sufficient backward compatibility. Below are a few minimum requirements your server should meet so Bricks runs smoothly: Bricks is a self-hosted solution that you download &amp; install on your own WordPress website! 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