File uploads - Probs with larger files

petermxx

Help!

We are using Darren Beale's standard script with the following parameters :

$my_max_file_size = "10485760"; # The maximum file size in bytes, currently approx. 10mb.
$image_max_width = "33000000"; # If the file submitted is an image, maximum res. width.
$image_max_height = "33000000"; # If the file submitted is an image, maximum res. height
$the_path = "/home/mcvd/public_html/user_images"; # Which directory the images are uploaded to.

$registered_types = array( # This is were we define common file types and their extensions.
"application/x-gzip-compressed" => ".tar.gz, .tgz",
"application/x-zip-compressed" => ".zip",
"application/x-tar" => ".tar",
"text/plain" => ".html, .php, .txt, .inc (etc)",
"image/bmp" => ".bmp, .ico",
"image/gif" => ".gif",
"image/pjpeg" => ".jpg, .jpeg",
"image/jpeg" => ".jpg, .jpeg",
"application/pdf" => ".pdf",

				 "image/x-eps"				  => ".eps",
      "image/cdr"             => ".cdr",
				"application/x-shockwave-flash" 	=> ".swf",
				"application/msword"				=> ".doc",
				"application/vnd.ms-excel"			=> ".xls",
				"application/octet-stream"			=> ".exe, .fla (etc)"
				);

This is where we say which of the above people are allowed to send us.

$allowed_types = array("image/pjpeg","image/jpeg","application/x-zip-compressed","application/pdf","image/x-eps");

It all works brilliantly for all file types listed except when the uploaded files exceed 2meg. in size. At that pint we get the message :

"There was an error, check that the file you're uploading exists."

Any ideas as to how to get over this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Regards,

Peter

Anon

Hi, Peter;

Just a quick thought about your problem -- have you checked php.ini?

In the "File Uploads" section, there is a parameter for max file size that is set to 2MB by default. the line looks like this:

upload_max_filesize = 2M

If you find and change that line, lyou should be all set.

HTH,

Troy

littleelmo

By default the file size limitation in php is set for files smaller than 2MB. So you will have to manually change that setting. Go to your php.ini file and
look for the line that says

upload_max_filesize = 2097152 ; 2 Meg default limit on file uploads

And change it accordingly.

Also if are going to be storing this file in a mysql database you will have to remove the mysql packet size limits which is 1MB (I think).

petermxx

Thanks Troy & Janine very much.

I hate to ask the obvious, but where is php.ini located? On the server?

Thanks again.

Much appreciated!

Peter Michael

tbrown

Hey Peter;

PHP.INI (on a Windows system) is located in your Windows directory. Having never installed PHP on a non-win box, I have no idea where it goes on other systems.

Try doing a file search on your operation drive for php.ini. Good luck!

littleelmo

Mine is stored under /etc/httpd/php.ini but I belive that varies among linux distos. If you are running a linux/unix box ...or even a windows box and you don't know where it is, create a php file that looks like this:

<?php phpinfo() ?>

and this will display all sorts of cool information about your server/php/any databases you have running etc...and you will see the location of your php.ini directory!

This would be located towards the top under Configuration File Path.