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An Easy Fix: The Uploaded File Exceeds The upload_max_filesize Directive In php.ini Problem
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June 20th, 2007HARTHmmmm Things, Quickies

This has got to be the second most annoying feature that I’ve noticed in EVERY SINGLE BLOG that has been upgraded to the latest wordpress version 2.2. The first being that my Iimage Browser Plugin does not work because it requires one file to be placed in the wp-admin folder .. and my InstantUpgrade plugin deletes it every time there is an upgrade to my blog, initiated by me.

I’m sorry – I can’t remember who said this, or where I found it .. although I’m almost sure it was in the WordPress Support Forums..

In your WordPress Admin …..

1) MANAGE
2) FILES
3) SELECT .htaccess (for rewrite rules)
4) PLACE THE FOLLOWING UNDER THE LAST LINE BEFORE # BEGIN WORDPRESS

php_value upload_max_filesize 2M

Thanks it. 2M is 2MB so, if you need something larger for uploading video files or audio files you can change it there. So .. your .htaccess file might look like something like this:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^hart-empire.com [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) www.hart-empire.com/$1 [R=301,L]
php_value upload_max_filesize 2M

# BEGIN WordPress

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

# END WordPress
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7 responses to “An Easy Fix: The Uploaded File Exceeds The upload_max_filesize Directive In php.ini Problem”

Lancer June 6th, 2009 at 18:09

How does one do this on WP 6.2.1 or higher? There isn’t a “files” management area. 🙁

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Shellz June 21st, 2009 at 15:15

Thanks! I have this problem, I’ll try it and see if it works. 🙂

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HART (1-800-HART) June 21st, 2009 at 16:00

Hi Shellz .. Let us know how this worked for you!

Generally, I think the numbers have to be exponential or something .. like 2M .. 4M .. 8M .. 16M … 32M ..

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Music On Hold Guy January 3rd, 2012 at 15:33

I coulden’t install my theme because of a file size error. I found lots of forum questions about this error but not many answers. Thanks for the easy to follow tip. files size problem solved!

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- HART January 3rd, 2012 at 16:06
  
  Glad that helped 🙂
  
  I’ve got mine usually set to 16M
  
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Dan February 23rd, 2012 at 05:38

I have this error but when I log into my admin i don’t appear to have a manage -> files option. I’m using 3.3.1 . I’m guessing things might have changes since 2007???

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- HART February 23rd, 2012 at 05:50
  
  Dan … if you have FTP access, you can just edit the .htaccess file and include the line. My values range between 4M and 64M php_value upload_max_filesize but, mostly 8M in my network.
  
  If you don’t have FTP access … you probably shouldn’t be doing this. If you have FTP access but want an easier way to do this, go to Plugins, and search for “edit .htaccess” and temporarily activate for use.
  
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