Php script (upload issue)

rob_illinois

I have a website hosted on a linux server (not mine) and I am running a php/mysql db. I have a script that lets me browse and upload a .txt file and it deletes current data from the mysql db and replaces with the new data I am uploading. The issue is the file size is to big now for the limits of the third party host and they will not change the restriction of 2meg. My file size is now at 5meg. I wrote a line of code and saved it as a .cnf file put it in the same dir as the .php file but no luck the line of code I used was:
upload_max_filesize = 4MB

I tried to override what they had, they said it would work but no luck. can someone please help I need to get this working by weeks end data has not been updated for over 2 weeks now.

🙁

Thanks

devinemke

upload_max_filesize is a directive in the php.ini file. you may be able to overide the serverwide settings by placing your own cutom php.ini in the same directory as your script. use [man]phpinfo[/man] to find the location of the serverwise php.ini, make a copy, change the upload_max_filesize, and save it to your public directory where your script resides.

rob_illinois

I thought about that also but they will not let me have a copy of the php.ini file. I do not know how to find it and I am sure I do not have access to the php.ini file anyways since it is not my server. arghhh. If I create a php.ini file and just add lines I need would this work? What code should I have? help...

devinemke

create a blank php file and paste the following:

<?
phpinfo();
?>

upload it to your server and run it. you should see a whole list of info about the server's PHP installation including (near the top) the path to the configuration file (php.ini). once you have the path create another script like this:

<?
$copy = copy('/path/to/source/php.ini', '/path/to/dest/php.ini');
if ($copy) {echo 'copy OK';} else {echo 'copy FAILED';}
?>

obviously substitute /path/to/source/php.ini with the complete path to the serverwide php.ini and /path/to/dest/php.ini to your document root. upload it and run it. assuming your copy worked you can then edit your copy of php.ini with whatever setting you want.

rob_illinois

Ok thanks.

First one worked got path.

second one got an error running it:

Parse error: parse error, expecting ','' or';'' in /home/bsp/public_html/test2.php on line 3

devinemke

copy and paste again, i had a small typo

rob_illinois

Ok done.

But did not work. Got this error.

Warning: copy(/home/bsp/public_html/123/php.ini): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/bsp/public_html/test2.php on line 2
copy FAILED

Does this mean they will not allow me to copy the file?

rob_illinois

ideas..?