I have the same problem... except I buy my server space and I have no way of editing the php.ini file for the server. I doubt they would alter it for me. Is there a way around this?
I have a large site and I need some help as the site is down now and Ill probably get some nasty emails.
Copy of error on installation:
(mysql): SELECT * FROM mdl_quiz_questions
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 41 bytes) in /home/httpd/vhosts/uccbi.fairmount.nu/httpdocs/moodle/lib/datalib.php on line 459
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 136 bytes) in Unknown on line 0