In order to avoid issues like white screen, error when importing demo content , problems when uploading images etc., make sure your server is configured properly. You can check your server settings in the WordPress dashboard as follows:
- Go to Tools → Site Health.
- At the top of the page click Info.
- Scroll down and open the Server tab.
- Compare the values with the following minimum requirements.
- PHP version: Please check the current supported PHP versions here.
- PHP time limit: 300
- PHP memory limit: 256 M
- Max input time: 300
- Upload max filesize: 256 M
- PHP post max size: 512 M
If your settings do not meet the minimum requirements, please contact your hosting provider and ask them to increase those limits to the minimum values mentioned above.
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