PHP.INI upload max?

[Bloodburn]

Im just curious, I have a basic plan and was wondering what the max php upload limit is at in the php.ini file? I heard it was 2mb, but wasnt sure.

[-Oz-]

you can find out really easily by making a php file with:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

[timg]

Oh, no!

I just discovered this. I created a whole site (bought a domain etc) specifically for a user community uploading music files, and now I just checked (using the above script), and it's true: maximum 2 MB filesize. Can't get much of a music file that small (about 2 minutes on medium quality mp3).

[timg]

I just discovered this. I created a whole site (bought a domain etc) specifically for a user community uploading music files, and now I just checked (using the above script), and it's true: maximum 2 MB filesize. Can't get much of a music file that small (about 2 minutes on medium quality mp3).

I now see that my other host has a 20MB upload max - and that's just a personal account. (Precisely the problem - it's a mess with databases using add-on domains.)

Andrew, is there any consideration at all of bumping up that 2 MB limit? It's awfully low. Even some free sites have 10 MB maximums.

I don't expect this to be a super high-traffic site, but file sizes need to be closer to 5-8 MB than 2.

[Buddha]

You should be able to change that yourself it's PHP_INI_PERDIR.

[djn]

I suspect that Buddha's reply, while correct, might be a little cryptic for newbies. What he means is that upload_max_filesize is one of those PHP setting you can define on a directory by directory basis, overriding server-wide settings. When PHP is installed as CGI (like here) the way to go is to put a text file named php.ini in the same folder as the script(s) for which you're setting the value. Php.ini should contain this line:

upload_max_filesize = 8M (or whatever suits you best...)

There is a comprehensive list of php setting at http://it2.php.net/manual/en/ini.php#ini.list
Those with a value of PHP_INI_PERDIR or PHP_INI_ALL in the 'Changeable' column can be modified this way.

[timg]

Thanks, guys. I don't know anything about configuration, really. So to clarify this: if I create a file named php.ini and simply include this:

upload_max_filesize = 8M

... that should work?

[djn]

Yes, this is the way it works (as long as the php.ini file is in the same folder as your PHP script)!

[timg]

Thanks. I haven't got it to work.

[timg]

Still no luck.

Here's the deal: this is for a Content Management System (CMS) that has a module for uploading audio files and automatically generating a songlist. The audio is not in the same directory as the calling script. The audio files are stored in media/songs/ directory; the module is in its own directory. I have tried putting the php.ini file in:

the media/songs/ directory
the modules/songlist/ directory
both of the above simultaneously
the root (public_html) directory

None of the above work.

Any ideas?

[djn]

Well, if that module is a piece of PHP that is included at runtime into another script the php.ini should go into the folder of the main script...

[SeanCustomer]

One last thing...

For those of you reading the forums to find a solution to this problem:

It was recently brought to my attention that the solution here is yet still incomplete. What's missing is the semicolon. So, create a plain text file called php.ini and include

upload_max_filesize = 8M;

Notice the trailing semicolon. Save, upload to script directory. And now you're done.

(Credit: Thanks to the Dathorn tech guys for pointing out my stupidity.)