If phpinfo reports that it's using /etc/php.ini, then that's what it is using.
You posted earlier that you were able to use Drush to clear the cache. Try using that to set the theme:
drush vset theme_default bartik
You can also use Drush to disable modules.
If Drush is working on the site, then I would say the problem does lie in your theme.
Jamie Holly http://www.intoxination.net http://www.hollyit.net
On 2/12/2013 5:20 PM, Roger wrote:
Drupal and/or PHP will not start, it's memory use grinds the whole computer system to a halt. It is not possible to switch themes or turn off modules. I believe that PHP does not read /etc/php.ini but there are no other files for it to read and phpinfo() reports /etc/php.ini Roger
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Start by switching to the default theme and see if that fixes the problem. If it doesn't, then you got to start disabling contib modules one by one until you can figure out what the root of the problem is.
If you're good enough at installing PHP modules, you could always use XHProf or XDebug and have it record a call chart while executing the site. That should give an idea where the problem is.
Jamie Holly http://www.intoxination.net
On 2/11/2013 7:51 PM, Roger wrote:
As I understand it Drupal loads all modules and the current enabled theme, (or maybe all the themes) on start up.
More modules = more memory, even though many modules are on call, not used in development or production except in certain rare circumstances, for example norequestnewpass, newsletter and it's associated modules, nat, mailsystem, autonodetitle, backup_migrate, devel, and all workbench modules, just to name a few. For one of our sites, 43 modules in all. Most of those exist only to solve issues introduced by other modules.
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