The default file upload size is 2M.
If we are supposed to increase the size, a few update would be required.
Checklist:
- Update configure file php.ini
- Update configure file nginx.conf
- Validating our changes and restart the corresponding services
PHP.ini
Generally, php.ini is located in /etc/php.ini and defined a lot of default configurations for the php running in this server. If we can not find it, a simple grep in /etc would help.
Update this file, as follow:
; post_max_size = 8M post_max_size = 64M ; upload_max_filesize = 2M upload_max_filesize = 64M
- post_max_size sets max size of post data allowed.
- upload_max_filesize sets the maximum size of an uploaded file.
post_max_size effects the whole package of one http request, and upload_max_filesize effects the size of ONE upload file.
NGINX.conf
Since my wordpress is behind a nginx server. A simple modification of nginx is required.
client_max_body_size sets the maximum allowed size of the client request body, specified in the “Content-Length” request header field. If the size in a request exceeds the configured value, the 413 (Request Entity Too Large) error is returned to the client. Please be aware that browsers cannot correctly display this error. Setting size to 0 disables checking of client request body size.
This variable can be defined either in http {} or server {}.
I would prefer to define 64m in http {} written in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, and override it in servers later if it is required.
http {
...
client_max_body_size 64m;
...
include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
}
Validation and Applying
Finally, check nginx, and restart services:
$ sudo nginx -t nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful $ sudo service nginx restart Redirecting to /bin/systemctl restart nginx.service $ sudo php-fpm restart Redirecting to /bin/systemctl restart php-fpm.service
