Question

by default PHP will not handle file uploads larger than 2MB, if one requires PHP to handle larger files then one must set upload_max_filesize and post_max_size in your php.ini file to be larger than 2MB.

what alternative if one uses a shared hosting service with no access to php.ini ?

Answer 1

File uploads are handled before the script starts running so setting parameters with ini_set() will not work. All serious providers offer a way to customize your PHP settings. The exact mechanism should be explained in their help system and it depends on the server API:

• If PHP runs as Apache module, you can use the php_value and php_flag directives in an .htaccess file.

• If PHP runs as CGI (or FastCGI), you should have a custom php.ini file somewhere in your account.

Some of the settings you may need to change are (.htaccess version):

php_value max_execution_time 1200
php_value max_input_time 1200
php_value memory_limit 128M

php_value post_max_size 50M
php_value upload_max_filesize 50M