How do I adjust maximum file size for uploads?

By eatstickyrice on 22 Feb 2011 at 04:17 UTC

I've gone into the "structure", then "content types", then "manage fields", then "edit fields" to adjust the "Maximum upload size" for an upload. Though I have tried entering 50 MB, 1024 MB etc as options and saved the changes, I continue to be limited to the 8 MB upload size that drupal 7 defaults to. Am I doing this correctly? It may be a bug??? What do I need to do differently to make this work/verify if it is indeed a bug?

Rick

Comments

I'm guessing that your host's

Ayesh commented 22 February 2011 at 04:24

I'm guessing that your host's max allowed upload size is 8Mb.

What's new and changing in PHP 8

php.ini file

issues4drupal commented 22 February 2011 at 04:53

You can check the php.ini file for setting the file Upload Size
You need to change the following line:
; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
upload_max_filesize = 40M

You could have searched the web for the solution.The basics are easily available by googling.

I don't understand the logic

JayDarnell

he/him

English

Guelph, Ontario

commented 26 November 2012 at 20:34

I don't understand the logic behind posting a solution and then berating the person for not finding it elsewhere. I think we're all pretty familiar with how to use Google by this point but sometimes the solution can still elude you. It was my understanding these forums on Drupal.org are for helping one another. This is no need for passive aggressive elitism here.

Jay Darnell - CivicActions
Web Designer / Developer / Illustrator

max file size

strellman commented 22 February 2011 at 09:18

Change upload size http://drupal.org/node/97193

I've got the same issue. My

sashkernel commented 5 April 2011 at 14:16

I've got the same issue.
My php.ini allows me up to 32, but Drupal limits it to 8. I tried to increase the maximum upload on either FILE or IMAGE fields, but it does not allow to upload more than 8MB.

I thought that logical place for the setting to be in "Admin/Config/Media/File System", but none of those setting is in there :(.

Got the same problem

huijse commented 28 July 2011 at 16:48

someone solutions?

The solutions are found on

Kirk commented 28 July 2011 at 17:23

The solutions are found on the page linked 2 posts before your's.

For any other novices having issues with this...

alisondrue commented 8 December 2017 at 18:57

I tried the solutions on the page linked above - which are very well written btw - with the .htaccess file, but they did not work. Out of desperation, I contacted my hosting support at GreenGeeks. Mine had to be changed within the C-Panel (php selector options) for my ISP. When I increased those, the files uploaded without issue.

Useless

Lann commented 12 December 2012 at 11:08

Please remove useless discussions like this with no solution so they stop showing in my google results above the real solution.

Useless?

JayDarnell

he/him

English

Guelph, Ontario

commented 12 December 2012 at 19:51

There were some solid suggestions made in this discussion. Just because this discussion didn't fix your issue doesn't make it useless to others.

Jay Darnell - CivicActions
Web Designer / Developer / Illustrator

Solution That Works, for Drupal 7

jenyum commented 8 January 2013 at 01:55

There are many replies in this thread, but none of them really address the answer for Drupal 7. I just figured this out.

In php.ini: It's not enough just to set upload_max_filesize to a higher number, you also have to set post_max_size to a higher number. (Since this controls the maximum size of the entire post.)

Hope that helps someone else! I've been all over the interwebs looking for the answer, and this thread is the number one search result on Google. (None of the solutions below work if post_max_size is not as high or higher than upload_max_filesize.)

It helped but still confused

melissaralph commented 30 May 2013 at 17:36

Thanks so much for the help! I've changed the

max_file_uploads=100 from 20

and

upload_max_filesize=20M - from 2M

and it still isn't working.

I've closed out, cleared the cache, logged out of computer. I'm just trying to upload a new theme that is 5MB.

You could always use FTP to

robhand commented 21 August 2013 at 11:49

You could always use FTP to put the theme up. The reason it probably wasnt working was becasue you had your like like this - upload_max_filesizee=20M when it needs to me upload_max_filesize = 20M. Hope this helps. Rob.

Please Help its urgent

Yasir Khattak commented 1 September 2013 at 18:56

I apply all above method but it still give me this message. The file DSC.JPG could not be saved, because it exceeds 2 MB, the maximum allowed size for uploads. I work on a project plzzzzz help me

Have you dropped the php.ini

robhand commented 3 September 2013 at 10:35

Have you dropped the php.ini file in your root directory? You could try and add these lines to your htaccess file in your root directory.

php_value upload_max_filesize 10M
php_value post_max_size 10M

Rob

htaccess addition worked for me

ndimos commented 2 May 2014 at 23:22

I added the two lines of code above into the htaccess file and although the indication under the upload icon has changed, the file still cannot be uploaded.

P.S. I need much more bigger files to be uploaded (160 MB)

Newer versions of PHP

adam_ commented 22 September 2016 at 14:48

I ran into this same problem with Drupal 8 and the solution was different for my version of PHP. For newer versions of PHP, editing the php.ini may not work (I'm using PHP7).

These steps worked for me:
1. Look at the output of phpinfo(), towards the top there is a section called 'Scan this dir for additional .ini'. PHP will automatically look in this folder and use all the files in it with a .ini extension.
2. Add a .ini file with any name, I used site-name.ini
3. Add the new rules (in my case) ..

upload_max_filesize = 256M
post_max_size = 256M

4. Restart the webserver and recheck phpinfo() to see if your changes took.

Dear All, I found the

Surya Echopx Technologies commented 26 June 2018 at 08:17

Dear All, I found the solution and it is working

click on below url and increase 2mb to 30mb, thats all !

/admin/config/media/imce

How to fix “the uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize"

calinh commented 21 September 2019 at 18:48

Usually in a shared hosting - and unavailable php.ini - there is still a way to increase the maximum file upload from cpanel:

How to fix “the uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini”

Log into cPanel
Click on “select php version”
Click on “switch to php options”
Select “upload_max_filesize,” increase it to 64mb, and click apply
Select "post_max_size", increase it to 64mb, and click apply
Save

Figured it out

spezticle commented 5 June 2020 at 22:15

Set these 2 values for 25M limit. Change as needed.

post_max_size = 25M
upload_max_filesize = 25M

After saving, check phpinfo page inside of drupal.

drupaldomain.com/admin/reports/status/php
or
Reports / Status Report / PHP Version - More Information

5 Lines down (may be different based on your environment), you'll see a section that tells you where your PHP INI file is. Helpful to make sure that you're editing the correct file.

next, search the page for the values you edited above:

post_max_size

it'll report what the configured number is.
If it's still 8M after changing the correct file, restarting apache2 and then reloading this page showed me the updated 25M limit.