Fatal error in integrating a 1.7 database (Technics)
I had the same problem in the past so I did a little searching for a solution. The reason why a memory limit is set is to not to overload the server and bring it down. I did however manage to increase the memory limit by using one of the suggestions I found and it did not have any adverse effects.
Create a .htaccess file in your home directory if you do not already have one and add the following:
php_value memory_limit 64M