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#1 2011-09-13 08:50:53
- Algaris
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Problems uploading files via Textpattern's File tab
I’m running Textpattern version: 4.4.1 (r3575) on a Windows virtual server with a WAMP setup using Apache 2.2.17, PHP 5.3.5 and MySQL 5.1.52.
In Textpattern’s Preferences I have the Maximum file size of uploads (in bytes) set to 99999.
Some of the files I need to upload are nearly 20mb in size. When attempting to upload them Textpattern crashes out of the File area into the Write area without any error messages. Today I’ve been trying to upload a 1.2mb zip file but I keep getting the error message File exceeds the maximum size specified in Textpattern’s preferences.
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#2 2011-09-13 09:32:40
- uli
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Re: Problems uploading files via Textpattern's File tab
Algaris wrote:
In Textpattern’s Preferences I have the
Maximum file size of uploads (in bytes)set to 99999.
TXP is doing what you tell it to. You’d need three more 9s for a 20 MB file.
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Re: Problems uploading files via Textpattern's File tab
You need a few more 9s: 99999 bytes = just under 100 kB.
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#4 2011-09-13 09:50:22
- Algaris
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Re: Problems uploading files via Textpattern's File tab
Thank you Uli and Jakob. Bytes to Megabytes confuses me. I think there was some confusion between myself and the IT Department who set the server up for me.
That calculator will come in very handy.
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#5 2011-09-13 10:07:43
- Algaris
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Re: Problems uploading files via Textpattern's File tab
Next question on the same subject. According to the IT Department they’ve changed my file upload size to 900mb (943718400). Whenever I try changing this in the preferences it keeps resetting back to 2mb (2097152). I’ve checked with them the settings in php.ini for upload_max_filesize and it has been set to 900m.
Last edited by Algaris (2011-09-13 10:18:37)
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Re: Problems uploading files via Textpattern's File tab
They increased post_max_size too? That will need to be upped too when dealing with uploads over HTTP POST.
If htaccess files, and setting PHP configuration values from them, is allowed, you could (and I would highly recommend) placing .htaccess file to your textpattern directory with following contents:
php_value upload_max_filesize 30M
php_value post_max_size 30M
php_value memory_limit 64MAlgaris wrote:
According to the IT Department they’ve changed my file upload size to 900mb (943718400).
900 MB and server wide? I don’t think that’s the best idea ever.
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#7 2011-09-13 18:22:46
- els
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Re: Problems uploading files via Textpattern's File tab
AFAIK for such big files it’s better to FTP them to the files directory and then import them by choosing ‘Existing file’ in the Files tab.
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