PHP memory limit is below the recommended value

[executive]

any time I run occ commands, the log says:
The current PHP memory limit is below the recommended value of 512MB.

I definitely have
memory_limit = 512M
in my php.ini

phpinfo() output:

[mdw]

Are you sure you’re looking at the right phpinfo output? This lists PHP 7.4 which isn’t supported by any current version of Nextcloud.

[jtr]

@executive

any time I run occ commands

That looks like phpinfo() from accessing PHP via the web. PHP has separate configuration files for each run mode: web, fpm, cli, etc. Check all your configs.

[ernolf]

@executive

any time I run occ commands

occ is driven by php-cli. You normaly cannot see the information of php-cli on the web served php-info, since that one shows the information of that SAPI (Server API), eather apache2 php module or php-fpm.

You get the phpinfo of your php-cli (the one used with occ) with php -i.
So this gives you the information you need:

 php -i | grep memory_limit

---

If you want to see the beautiful graphical phpinfo() of your php-cli, you must follow this steps:

1. Create a file named phpinfo.php and add the following content:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

2. Open a terminal or command prompt.
3. Navigate to the directory where you saved phpinfo.php.
4. Run the following command to start the PHP built-in web server:

php -S localhost:8000

(Replace localhost:8000 with the desired host and port if needed.)

5. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8000/phpinfo.php. You should see the PHP information page generated by phpinfo().

Remember to stop the PHP built-in server when you’re done by pressing Ctrl + C in the terminal where the server is running.

But as you see, it is way easier to run php -i

Much luck,
ernolf

[executive]

@jtr

PHP has separate configuration files for each run mode

Mine doesn’t, or at least not accessible to me

[executive]

it turns out my provider had switched to ea-php (not sure why that would matter). But I switched it back to alt-PHP and the message is gone.