[Deansatch]

I have tried several different upload scripts to upload a file 5.86MB. I had no trouble uploading a 1.75MB file but it always fails with the 5.86MB file.
I have tried scipts uploading to a directory and to a mysql database.

The only way I seem to be able to upload this file is by using an ftp program. If I can do it with ftp how come I can't with php?

Any ideas?

[mab]

Are you getting an error message?

There are two settings in PHP that limit the size of an upload -

Code:

; Maximum size of POST data that PHP will accept.
post_max_size = 8M
; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
upload_max_filesize = 2M

Note: if you exceed the post_max_size, the $_FILES[...] variable won't exist at all and you must test, something like this -

PHP Code:

// check for this bug/feature in PHP -

if(!isset($_FILES['userfile'])){

    echo "The upload file size exceeds the POST_MAX_SIZE directive in php.ini<br />";

    die();

} 

Here is some additional error checking and reporting you can put in your code to tell you more about what is going on -

PHP Code:

// print a status message

switch ($_FILES['userfile']['error']) {

case 0:

echo "The file uploaded to the server OK<br />";

break;

case 1:

echo "The uploaded file exceeds the upload maximum size directive in php.ini<br />";

break;

case 2:

echo "The uploaded file exceeds {$_POST['MAX_FILE_SIZE']}, the MAX_FILE_SIZE directive in the HTML form<br />";

break;

case 3:

echo "The uploaded file was only partially uploaded<br />";

break;

case 4:

echo "No file was uploaded<br />";

break;

case 6:

echo "Missing a temporary folder<br />";

break;

case 7:

echo "Failed to write file to disk<br />";

break;

default:

echo "An unused error value was returned<br />";

} 

[Deansatch]

this is the code I used and it returned "error uploading"

PHP Code:

$uploadDir = 'uploads/';



if(!isset($_FILES['demo'])){

    echo "The upload file size exceeds the POST_MAX_SIZE directive in php.ini<br />";

    die();}

{

$fileName = $_FILES['demo']['name'];

$tmpName = $_FILES['demo']['tmp_name'];

$fileSize = $_FILES['demo']['size'];

$fileType = $_FILES['demo']['type'];



$filePath = $uploadDir . $fileName;



$result = move_uploaded_file($tmpName, $filePath);

if (!$result) {

echo "Error uploading file";

exit;

}



echo "<br>Files uploaded<br>";



} 

didn't quite understand what to do with the other list you posted

[Deansatch]

Why's it not working??????????

[duesi]

Check the settiings mab has posted earlier.
If you have no access to the php.ini file, look at the output of this:

PHP Code:

phpinfo(); 

[Deansatch]

results from phpinfo:

post_max_size: local = 8M master = 8M
upload_max_filesize: local = 2M master = 2M

I don't understand how I can drag 6MB files into frontpage and upload them from there if it says I can only upload 2MB.

[mab]

Originally Posted by Deansatch

I don't understand how I can drag 6MB files into frontpage and upload them from there if it says I can only upload 2MB.

PHP and the PHP settings are only used for script files you write. PHP is a scripting language that outputs web pages. Frontpage has no connection (figuratively or literally) to PHP or the PHP settings.

[Deansatch]

So if I can't upload large files using php, is there any other scipting laguage I could use to get the job done?
I am making a CMS site for a band and they need to be able to upload there songs to a demos page so that people can download them and have a listen. Defeats the purpose if I have to put the files on for them.

[mab]

If we consult the PHP manual, we find that upload_max_filesize is changeable on a per dir basis. If you are on an Apache web server and if the hosting company has not prevented the users from setting this, you can set this using a .htaccess file.

[Deansatch]

I tried this htaccess file in the root and the same directory as my upload script:

<IfModule mod_php4.c>
php_value upload_max_filesize 8M
</IfModule>

Still no joy.
First time I have used htaccess. I hope I did it right.
Created file in notepad with the above content then named it ".htaccess" but had to wait until it was on the server before it would let me rename it.
Did I do wrong?