PHP Memory Limit: Error

I'm getting this error on a Linux server I have direct access to. After I received the error, I changed the php.ini file (as root). It WAS set at 16M NOT 12M (I don't know where the 12 came from). I now have it set at 32M, and confirmed it with phpinfo(). I've restarted Apache.

* Embedded Gallery2 Status:
o 'URI of Gallery2' variable: Success
o PHP Memory Limit: Error
+ Your PHP is configured to limit the memory to 12M ( memory_limit parameter in php.ini). You should raise this limit to at least 24MB for proper Embedded Gallery2 operation
o Overall Status: Error
+ You need to fix the above errors before Gallery2 will be embedded in Drupal.
* The configuration options have been saved.

Anyone have ANY idea WHY it thinks the value is set to 12M and why it doesn't recognize the changes I've made?

The standalone version of Gallery2 works fine.

TIA

Tomlin