Can I change upload_max_filesize ?

[Jonathan]

Is there anyway I can change the 'upload_max_filesize' from 2MB as listed
under 'PHP Config' part of cPanel? I'd like to change it to something like 10MB.

Just because alot of my photos are abit on the large size, so I usually can
only upload 6 pictures at a time. I'm guessing this is due to the filesize limit
of 2MB? So could I change this to a higher value? If so, how would I?

Also a possibility is that the script is timing out due to the 30 second limit, right?
Since my upload speed is aprx 30KB/sec that'd be about 900KB in the 30 seconds.
So even if I had 2MB worth of files, would it not go through due to the 30 second limit?
Or am I totally misunderstanding this?

[JackT]

You cannot do it within cPanel, but if you make a file called php.ini within the directory where the script is executed:

upload_max_filesize = 2M
max_execution_time = 120
post_max_size = 8M

Change the numbers to your liking, upload_max_filesize should be the same as post_max_size, assuming you are using a form field to upload pictures.

[AndrewT]

Create a file named php.ini

In the file, put the following line:

upload_max_filesize = 10M

You could also put (time in seconds):

max_execution_time = 60

Upload the php.ini file to EACH directory where the setting change is required. It will not automatically work recursively through subdirectories.

[Jonathan]

Would setting 3 minutes (180s) as the maximum execution time be OK? For just
uploading pictures? We're talking 10-20 MAX at a time, each between 75-250kb aprx.
I just want to ensure the script will run long enough for my slow upload speed

[AndrewT]

That *should* be fine.

Edit: Hah, Jack and I replied at exactly the same time You'll want to take his suggestion on the post_max_size too.

[Jonathan]

That *should* be fine.

Edit: Hah, Jack and I replied at exactly the same time You'll want to take his suggestion on the post_max_size too.

Thanks, Andrew. Hoping you'll send me a nice email
if it ends up causing looking like its causing problems - right ?

[AndrewT]

Of course