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  • Tony B
    #1

    Increasing upload file limits ?

    My hosting company has a default 2M limit on file uploads.
    I tried to override this using .htaccess containing line
    php_value upload_max_file size 8388608
    But placing this in the upload script folder causes apache errors when
    serving scripts in that folder. The error states something like "php_value
    not recognized as valid"
    In the end I created a php.ini file containing line
    upload_max_file size = 8M
    which I placed in the folder containing the upload script.
    This works ok but why ? I cannot find any reference to using this approach
    to override global php.ini directives ?


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    • Michael Fesser
      #2
      Re: Increasing upload file limits ?

      ..oO(Tony B)
      >My hosting company has a default 2M limit on file uploads.
      >I tried to override this using .htaccess containing line
      >php_value upload_max_file size 8388608
      >But placing this in the upload script folder causes apache errors when
      >serving scripts in that folder. The error states something like "php_value
      >not recognized as valid"
      PHP directives in the .htaccess are only possible if PHP is installed as
      a server module. With (Fast)CGI this won't work.
      >In the end I created a php.ini file containing line
      >upload_max_fil esize = 8M
      >which I placed in the folder containing the upload script.
      >This works ok but why ? I cannot find any reference to using this approach
      >to override global php.ini directives ?
      Some hosts allow a custom php.ini, usually placed in the document root
      or one level above.

      Micha

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        • Jerry Stuckle
          #3
          Re: Increasing upload file limits ?

          Tony B wrote:
          My hosting company has a default 2M limit on file uploads.
          I tried to override this using .htaccess containing line
          php_value upload_max_file size 8388608
          But placing this in the upload script folder causes apache errors when
          serving scripts in that folder. The error states something like "php_value
          not recognized as valid"
          In the end I created a php.ini file containing line
          upload_max_file size = 8M
          which I placed in the folder containing the upload script.
          This works ok but why ? I cannot find any reference to using this approach
          to override global php.ini directives ?
          >
          >
          >
          What are you actually putting in the .htaccess file?


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            • Tony B
              #4
              Re: Increasing upload file limits ?

              "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote in message
              news:g5i1ou$k9k $1@registered.m otzarella.org.. .
              Tony B wrote:
              >My hosting company has a default 2M limit on file uploads.
              >I tried to override this using .htaccess containing line
              >php_value upload_max_file size 8388608
              >But placing this in the upload script folder causes apache errors when
              >serving scripts in that folder. The error states something like
              >"php_value not recognized as valid"
              >In the end I created a php.ini file containing line
              >upload_max_fil esize = 8M
              >which I placed in the folder containing the upload script.
              >This works ok but why ? I cannot find any reference to using this
              >approach to override global php.ini directives ?
              >
              What are you actually putting in the .htaccess file?
              >
              php_value upload_max_file size 8388608
              is the only text in the file.

              Tony


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                • Jerry Stuckle
                  #5
                  Re: Increasing upload file limits ?

                  Tony B wrote:
                  "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote in message
                  news:g5i1ou$k9k $1@registered.m otzarella.org.. .
                  >Tony B wrote:
                  >>My hosting company has a default 2M limit on file uploads.
                  >>I tried to override this using .htaccess containing line
                  >>php_value upload_max_file size 8388608
                  >>But placing this in the upload script folder causes apache errors when
                  >>serving scripts in that folder. The error states something like
                  >>"php_value not recognized as valid"
                  >>In the end I created a php.ini file containing line
                  >>upload_max_fi lesize = 8M
                  >>which I placed in the folder containing the upload script.
                  >>This works ok but why ? I cannot find any reference to using this
                  >>approach to override global php.ini directives ?
                  >What are you actually putting in the .htaccess file?
                  >>
                  php_value upload_max_file size 8388608
                  is the only text in the file.
                  >
                  Tony
                  >
                  >
                  >
                  Tony,

                  It looks OK. Sounds like your host has disabled it in the .htaccess
                  file. They obviously don't want you uploading large files via http.

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