Problem with Backup

HI,
resently i have a problem by trying to make a backup:
fatal error: Out of memory (allocated 18612224) (tried to allocate 62245 bytes) in /htdocs/system/database/mysql.php on line 29
i hope it is posible to fix !
thanks
Dirk

You can change the php.ini file and see if you can change the values for memory_limit. By default memory_limit = 8M (if i recall right) You can change this to 12M , 16M or 24M if it doesn’t work.

You can also try adding a line in .htaccess file php_value memory_limit 32M

Hope this helps.

Hello, I tried all this, but it didn`t work . Neither by changing the .php.ini nor the .htaccess file, I changed up to 256M
what else can I do?
please help!
I need to backup because I have to change the server... so I can reinstall. I have over 1500 items in my shop !
Thanks in advance
Dirk

have you call the web hosting service center?