The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php

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It’s important khổng lồ remember that this upload limit is not a WordPress setting. However, you can see this limit in your WordPress site if you go to Media → add New:

As you can see above, jdomain.vn sets the default limit at 128 MB, which is quite large & unlikely khổng lồ ever cause issues. However, a lot of other hosts mix the default as small as just 2 MB or 4 MB.

That means if you try lớn upload a file larger than that limit, you’re going to lớn see the “the uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini”, or a similar message like “file_name exceeds the maximum upload kích thước for this site.”

How khổng lồ Fix the uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini

In order to lớn fix this error, you need khổng lồ increase the file kích cỡ upload limit. That is, you need to increase the value of the upload_max_filesize directive in your php.ini file.

There are several different ways you can vì this – the exact method that you choose will depend on your preference & your host’s configuration.

1. Talk lớn your host’s support

While we’ll cover some methods that you can try by yourself, the simplest solution is usually to lớn just reach out to your host’s tư vấn and ask them khổng lồ increase the limit for you.

This is a common request, your host’s support should know exactly what you want, and it should only take a couple of minutes of your time. That’s what your host’s tư vấn is there for!

If you host at jdomain.vn và need lớn increase your limit beyond the default 128 MB limit, you can reach out to tư vấn on Intercom from anywhere in your jdomain.vn dashboard:

2. Edit php.ini via cPanel

If your host uses cPanel, you should be able khổng lồ edit your php.ini file and upload_max_filesize directive via the cPanel dashboard.

First, look for the MultiPHP INI Editor:

Then choose your WordPress site from the drop-down. After that, you’ll be able lớn edit the upload_max_filesize directive for that site:

Some hosts might further require you to showroom the suPHP directive in your site’s .htaccess tệp tin in order for the changes above khổng lồ actually work.

To do this, you can also edit your .htaccess tệp tin via PHP and địa chỉ the following code near the top of the file:

suPHP_ConfigPath /home/yourusername/public_html

Make sure lớn replace yourusername with the actual file path of your site.

4. Increase upload_max_filesize value by editing .htaccess

If directly creating or editing the php.ini tệp tin via the methods above didn’t work, you can also try to modify the upload_max_filesize directive by editing your site’s .htaccess file.

To get started, connect khổng lồ your site via FTP & edit the .htaccess tệp tin that’s located in your site’s root folder.

Then, add the following code snippet, making sure lớn adjust the values based on your needs:

php_value upload_max_filesize 12Mphp_value post_max_size 13Mphp_value memory_limit 15M

If you get an internal vps error message after adding this code snippet, your hệ thống is likely running PHP in CGI mode, which means you cannot use these commands in your .htaccess file. Remove the snippets you just added & your site should start functioning again.

Note – if you’re a jdomain.vn customer, jdomain.vn uses NGINX, which means your site does not have an .htaccess file. If you need help at jdomain.vn, we recommend just reaching out to lớn our tư vấn team và they’ll be able khổng lồ quickly get things working for you.

Summary

To check if your changes are working, you can go back to Media → add New in your WordPress dashboard to see if the new maximum upload limit matches the number you set in your php.ini file. If all goes well, you should see your new value và you’ll be able lớn upload the file that was giving you problems.

Finally, if nothing you’ve tried is working & your host’s tư vấn can’t help for some reason, you can always upload the tệp tin via FTP as a workaround. FTP has no limits and will let you upload everything from images to plugins & themes. You can even bulk upload files if needed.

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