Troubleshooting

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Laravel
Fixing "Allowed Memory Size Exhausted" in Laravel Using .user.ini
Image uploads crash Laravel with a 64MB memory limit. The fix isn't .htaccess (PHP-FPM ignores it) — it's .user.ini in your public directory.
Mar 04, 2026 6 min
MySQL
Fixing XAMPP MariaDB "MySQL Shutdown Unexpectedly" Caused by Orphaned InnoDB Tablespaces
XAMPP MariaDB refused to start after database folders were manually deleted. This guide walks through the 9-step recovery using InnoDB force recovery, Aria table repair, and proper orphaned database cleanup.
Mar 04, 2026 8 min