ini_set(“memory_limit”) in PHP 5.3.3 is not working at all

Question

I had this working before :

echo ini_get(\"memory_limit\").\"\\n\";
ini_set(\"memory_limit\",\"256M\");
echo ini_get(\"memory_limit\").\"\\n\";

Answer 1

If you have the suhosin extension enabled, it can prevent scripts from setting the memory limit beyond what it started with or some defined cap.

http://www.hardened-php.net/suhosin/configuration.html#suhosin.memory_limit