upload_max_filesize change

[criz2fer]

is there anyone who could help me change the upload_max_filesize into 2M?

i don't know which file is to be configured..and where/what folder to locate..


thanks...

[dhuelsmann]

It's set up on the host you're using, controlled directly by a PHP setting called upload_max_size, and a few associated ones: post_max_size, max_execution_time and memory_limit. This is often set at '2M' by default in shared hosting environments.

Being able to set it any higher really depends on how your site's host handles the situation. Oftentimes, they'll allow you to add a .htaccess file to your site's root directory to change the value, i.e.

Try placing these in .htaccess, setting the value to what you want.

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php_value post_max_size "8M"
php_value upload_max_filesize "3M"

or will allow you to make the same kind of override in a php.ini file somewhere in your installation. In some cases, the host won't provide you that option directly, for one reason or another, and you'd need to appeal to support to set these values.

[TwinDaddy]

Go to configuration -> system. There you can change the file size.

Or in your .htaccess file you put

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php_value upload_max_filesize 20m

Where 20m can be what you want (MB)

[criz2fer]

I guess configuring .htaccess file really is the solution.. but I don't see this anywhere in the root.. what I see is the htaccess.txt instead..

Does this have anything to do with the hosting?
Is there any other remedy...

by the way, Dhuelsmann & TwinDaddy
thanks guys..
I hope I could sort this out with your help..

[dhuelsmann]

rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess (note the leading period). Place the statements provided in the earlier messages at the top of the .htaccess file.

[criz2fer]

I've renamed it and placed php_value upload_max_filesize 20m now into .htaccess but still i get this error everytime i upload a component zip 1,641 KB size or a template 1,865 KB:
"There was an error uploading this file to the server"

the current PHP Core Configuration seen at the backend is
upload_max_filesize 1M


here are the contents of the .htaccess file:

php_value upload_max_filesize 20m
##
# @version $Id: htaccess.txt 13415 2009-11-03 15:53:25Z ian $
# @package Joomla
# @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2008 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
# @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL
# Joomla! is Free Software
##


#####################################################
# READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE
#
# The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
# with some server configurations. It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
# be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in
# your .htaccess file. If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
# beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's. If they work,
# it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
#
#####################################################

## Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
Options +FollowSymLinks

#
# mod_rewrite in use

RewriteEngine On

########## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
## If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
## This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` to Joomla!
#
## Deny access to extension xml files (uncomment out to activate)
#<Files ~ "\.xml$">
#Order allow,deny
#Deny from all
#Satisfy all
#</Files>
## End of deny access to extension xml files
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|\%3D) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to base64_encode crap to send via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [OR]
# Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
# Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
# Send all blocked request to homepage with 403 Forbidden error!
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]
#
########## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits

# Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
# is not directly related to physical file paths.
# Update Your Joomla! Directory (just / for root)

# RewriteBase /


########## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section
#
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/|\.php|\.html|\.htm|\.feed|\.pdf|\.raw|/[^.]*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) index.php
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
#
########## End - Joomla! core SEF Section


is there anyway I could fix this error?
thanks...

[dhuelsmann]

Your format is not correct in .htaccess.
Use this

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php_value post_max_size "8M"
php_value upload_max_filesize "3M"

[criz2fer]

I've done my best pals, but still nothing happened..


thanks for the help guys..

[vcpanel]

Hello,

You can copy the server php.ini to your document root and edit it and change the value as you wish.
Or you can simply upload a modified php.ini

[wpattie]

This suggestion by dhuelsman did it for me - many thanks.

Try placing these in .htaccess, setting the value to what you want.
Code:
php_value post_max_size "8M"
php_value upload_max_filesize "3M"

[webhostuk]

When .htaccess rules dont help you will have to upload the server php.ini or create a php.ini file under your public_html folder and add those rules in php.ini file 100% it should work fine.

[TOpSEssIOn]

well i have the same exactly issue my webhost godaddy linux sharing plan and i been through many posts and google it for 2days and did all the previous steps... i had no php.ini and i create php5.ini with modified values and now my back end reflect the modified values and even the phpinfo show the modified values in the local and the master everything going very well except in the real life if i upload file larger than 8Mb it gives error like the very start and if less than 8Mb it success like nothing at all happened ... hope anyone can help help me really cause this issue hang all of my work

[thoman]

My Hosting provider has put the .htacces file on the /public_html
the file
# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName xxxxxxx.com
AuthUserFile /home/xxxxxxx/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/xxxxxx/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

When i delete this file and use joomla supplied file htaccess.txt and rename to .htaccess i got internal server error.

i need more than 2M file upload to install a component.

[webinspired]

To anyone still stuck with shared hosting setting limitations (where changing php.ini settings can only be requested thru the provider), both Joomla 2.5 and 3 has the feature to install extensions from URL or from directory.

For me, uploading the component installer thru FTP to my public_html/tmp/ folder and entering that path in the URL and/or directory (whichever works).

Examples:
(by directory path) /home/root/public_html/tmp/yourcomponent.zip

or relatively

(by URL) http://www.yourwebsite/tmp/yourcomponent.zip

Worked for me, without having to hassle you webhosting provider on changing their settings globally that will affect all sites hosted on the same shared server.

Hope this helps.

[trichnosis]

Hi;

Method # 1: Edit php.ini

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upload_max_filesize = 2M

Method #2: Edit .htaccess

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php_value upload_max_filesize 2M

suhosin
if your hosting has Suhosin , you will need to edit the following parameter too

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suhosin.memory_limit=2M