I'm using PHP 5.3.0 and have encountered something that might be a bug (in which case I'll report it) or might be me - so I'm asking to make sure.
When running this code:
<?php
ini_set('upload_max_filesize', '10M');
echo ini_get('upload_max_filesize'), ", " , ini_get('post_max_size')
I end up with:
2M, 8M
This is despite my php.ini setting these higher:
upload_max_filesize = 10M
post_max_size = 10M
(occuring only once)
Because the error occurs after setting the value as well as it being set in php.ini I'm inclined to think it's a bug. Can anyone confirm or point me where I'm going wrong?
Update: Looks like restarting Apache fixed this - I always thought it didn't need to be restarted if you changed php.ini.
This can also be controlled with the apache configuration. Check the httpd.conf and/or .htaccess for something like the following:
php_value upload_max_filesize 10M
You can use also in the php file like this
<?php ini_set('upload_max_filesize', '200M'); ?>
Are you using a shared hosting provider? It could be master settings overriding anything you're trying to change. Have you tried adding those into your .htaccess?
php_value upload_max_filesize 10M
php_value post_max_size 10M
if you use ini_set on the fly then you will find here http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php the information that e.g. upload_max_filesize and post_max_size is not changeable on the fly (PHP_INI_PERDIR).
Only a php.ini, .htaccess or vhost config change seems to change these variables.
By default, PHP permits uploading maximum 2 MB file on the server. But you can modify the maximum size of file upload as per your condition. By using the PHP configuration file php.ini, you can increase or decrease the file upload size in PHP.
First open the php.ini file in your text editor. Search the upload_max_filesize variable and stipulate the size which you want to increase.
Search for post_max_size variable and stipulate the size which you want to increase.
post_max_size = 128M
you can check this from here
If you are running in a local server, such as wamp or xampp, make sure it's using the php.ini you think it is. These servers usually default to a php.ini that's not in your html docs folder.
This solution can be applied only if the issue is on a WordPress installation!
If you don't have FTP access or too lazy to edit files,
You can use Increase Maximum Upload File Size plugin to increase the maximum upload file size.
I've faced the same problem , but I found out that not all the configuration settings could be set using ini_set() function , check this Where a configuration setting may be set
Since I just ran in to this problem on a shared host and was unable to add the values to my .htaccess file I thought I'd share my solution.
I made an ini file with the values in it. Simple as that:
Make a file called ".user.ini" and add your values
upload_max_filesize = 150M
post_max_size = 150M
Boom, problem solved.
I got this to work using a .user.ini file in the same directory as my index.php script that loads my app. Here are the contents:
upload_max_filesize = "20M"
post_max_size = "25M"
This is the recommended solution for Heroku.
Source: Stackoverflow.com