apache2 - php5 file upload and post max size

Question

I've installed from the official repos the LAMP server. In the file /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini, I've changed:

post_max_size = 8M
upload_max_filesize = 2M

to

post_max_size = 32M
upload_max_filesize = 16M

After that, I've restarted the apache2 server and also the notebook but when I launch the phpinfo I got post_max_size set to 8MB. The only way to resolve this bug is to set the php_value ..... into an .htaccess but this is not what I want.

How can I resolve this?

Answer 1

1. Create a php file with <?php phpinfo(); ?> and open it with your browser.
2. Look for Loaded Configuration File (this shows the actual conf. file in use) and edit upload_max_filesize and set post_max_size to the same value (or make it 0 to disable limit) in that file in root mode.
3. Execute: sudo service apache2 restart

Answer 2

I had the same problem. I changed these values in these files and now it's working:

➜find /etc -name 'php.ini'
/etc/php5/cli/php.ini
/etc/php5/cgi/php.ini
/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
/etc/php5/embed/php.ini
/etc/php5/fpm/php.ini

You must set php settings for php "scripts", not only for Apache.

Answer 3

I had the same problem and none of the solutions worked but this superb solution did.

1. create a php file with <? phpinfo(); ?>

2. Look for "Scan this dir for additional .ini files".

3. Go to the above directory and create user.ini file like:-

    post_max_size = 1500M
    upload_max_filesize = 1500M
   

4. Restart Apache sudo service apache2 restart

5. Reload the phpinfo(); file. You will thanks me :)