increasing max file upload size (nothing works)

zeze36

I am using a PHP/MySQL application that allows me upload files into a web directory using POST. I cannot upload files larger than 2 MB. I have changed max upload size in php.ini, increased timeout time. etc. Nothing works.

Has anyone else encountered this issue? The files are not uploaded into MySQL.

Any more ideas how to up the max file upload size?

mrmufin

I've had far too many problems trying to upload large files than I care to remember. But I have two quick questions:

Are files up to 2MB being uploaded successfully?
How large of a file would you like to be able to upload?

Also, per the PHP documentation at www.php.net, the post_max_size config setting must be larger than the upload_max_filesize, as must the memory_limit config setting.

Julian_Pedley

You may be able to set it in httpd.conf in Apache (but I dont know how...😉

Are you stopping and restarting the php service after making the change to php.ini?
Are you changing the correct php.ini? On my Win2k system there are copies in C:\php and C\winnt..

Sorry if I am stating the obvious...

zeze36

Thanks for response. Yes, the 2 meg files are uploading perfectly
2. I would like to be able to upload 5-10 MB files.

Do you think this is fixable? Joe

Originally posted by mrmufin
I've had far too many problems trying to upload large files than I care to remember. But I have two quick questions:

Are files up to 2MB being uploaded successfully?

How large of a file would you like to be able to upload?

Also, per the PHP documentation at www.php.net, the post_max_size config setting must be larger than the upload_max_filesize, as must the memory_limit config setting. [/B]

mrmufin

Okay, 2MB files are uploading fine. Now, if you do a:

echo get_cfg_var("upload_max_filesize");

does it echo the 2MB limit, or the limit you've set in the php.ini and/or httpd.conf file? And, as Julian mentioned, did you restart the httpd daemon after changing the config settings...?

zeze36

Yes, I did restart Apache. I did a test and put in some bogus values into php.ini. The application behaves normally. This leads me to believe php is not even looking at php.ini for instructions. It is relying on default settings. Can I change these default settings or require it to use php.ini somehow?

I am still debugging with the echo max files size suggestion.

mrmufin

Just outta curiosity what versions of PHP, Apache, and what OS are you using?

zeze36

php 4.1.2
Apache 1.3.22
OS X (php has run beautifully on this system)

I did a phpinfo(); and indeed the max upload size is 2MB, is there any info about php.ini in this phpinfo page? something that could help troubleshoot?

zeze36

The problem was php.ini was in the wrong place and so default max upload sizxes were being used. I moved php.ini to /usr/lib and now it works great. I can upload HUGE files. phpinfo() was the trick. it showed me where php expected to find php.ini in the Configuration File Path row. Thanks for all the help

mrmufin

Cool, glad it's working for you now.