Changing upload_max_filesize on PHP

Question

I\'m using PHP 5.3.0 and have encountered something that might be a bug (in which case I\'ll report it) or might be me - so I\'m asking to make sure.

When running th

Answer 1

This solution can be applied only if the issue is on a WordPress installation!

If you don't have FTP access or too lazy to edit files,

You can use Increase Maximum Upload File Size plugin to increase the maximum upload file size.

Answer 2

You can't use shorthand notation to set configuration values outside of PHP.ini. I assume it's falling back to 2MB as the compiled default when confronted with a bad value.

On the other hand, I don't think upload_max_filesize could be set using ini_set(). The "official" list states that it is PHP_INI_PERDIR .

Answer 3

This can also be controlled with the apache configuration. Check the httpd.conf and/or .htaccess for something like the following:

php_value upload_max_filesize 10M

Answer 4

if you use ini_set on the fly then you will find here http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php the information that e.g. upload_max_filesize and post_max_size is not changeable on the fly (PHP_INI_PERDIR).

Only a php.ini, .htaccess or vhost config change seems to change these variables.

Answer 5

Are you using a shared hosting provider? It could be master settings overriding anything you're trying to change. Have you tried adding those into your .htaccess?

php_value upload_max_filesize 10M
php_value post_max_size 10M

Answer 6

If you are running in a local server, such as wamp or xampp, make sure it's using the php.ini you think it is. These servers usually default to a php.ini that's not in your html docs folder.