500 Internal Server Error when trying to upload files

mrmigu

Im getting this error when trying to upload files of around 1M or larger using a form. IT works for smaller files, and when i tried setting the max file size (which wasnt initially set) to a value much larger than the file being uploaded, it still gives me the error.

Anyone know why this would be happening? Perhaps its because of a server setting?

bpat1434

which max file-size? The HTML one, or the PHP one?

It could be a corrupt file, or that the stream between your computers is choppy so it doesn't receive all of the file. This isn't really a PHP problem ( i believe) but sounds more like an issue the hosting company should look into....

mrmigu

bpat1434 wrote:
which max file-size? The HTML one, or the PHP one?

It could be a corrupt file, or that the stream between your computers is choppy so it doesn't receive all of the file. This isn't really a PHP problem ( i believe) but sounds more like an issue the hosting company should look into....

THe html one. though the php one was set to 2M, so it shouldnt be the problem. and the file isnt corrupt.

bpat1434

Well, have you tried increasing the max upload filesize in php using ini_set()

ini_set('upload_max_filesize', '10M');

The only reason you'd get server errors, is when something goes wrong with the execution of the script. An internal server error is hard to pinpoint. But my guess is that the server could be running out of memory, or something along those lines.....