FTP vs. HTTP file upload limit

[dgourd]

I want to include a file upload script on my website. The FTP max file size is unlimited, but the HTTP max file size is lower than the files I want to upload.

Would using the PHP FTP functions with a file upload form get around this problem, or will it still use HTTP to upload the file to the temporary directory.

[Atli]

A file upload form (by which I assume you are talking about a standard <form enctype="multip art/form-data"> form) is sent via HTTP. Using FTP server-side will not bypass the fact that the browser sends the file to PHP via a normal HTTP request.

The only way to increase the allowed size of HTTP uploads is to configure your HTTP server, and PHP, accordingly. - If you can't do that, the only other way to include a upload form on your site is to use a client-side app capable of initiating indipendant, non-HTTP connections. Like a Java app, or possibly Flash.