After reading as many of the posts as I could find I asked our ISP (who's pretty good) to adjust the php.ini file to 20MgB upload size.
He's done that and now in the admin area/variables I see my drop down box has gone from a max. of 2MgB to 8MgB (why it's not 20 I don't know)
However when I try to add an assignment the "local" drop down box in the assignment creation has remained at a maximum of 2MgB.
Any ideas? As always appreciated.
Dave
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Thanks Scott: Thats my problem though:
admin->variables maxbytes shows 8MgB as a top limit but admin->Modules->Assignment has remained at 2MgB. Should I be looking at the database as well?
The database looks like the image below at the moment:
Many thanks
Dave
Even stranger: sometime during the morning ALL my settings defaulted back to 2MgB. Then when I reset the global variable to 8MgB ALL my options now show 8MgB.
However Scott, if you can suggest why I'm only seeing 8MgB when my ISP says he's set it to 20 I'd appreciate it. Also, for interest, if you have any explanation of the phenomena I've described above.
Many thanks
Dave
Scott: many thanks I'll check that out. Sorry for the delay in replying but I've been away. Many thanks
Dave
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| maxbytes: | 20MB 10MB 5MB 2MB 1MB 500KB 100KB 50KB 10KB |
| This specifies a maximum size that uploaded files can be throughout the whole site. This setting is limited by the PHP setting upload_max_filesize and post_max_size and the Apache setting LimitRequestBody. In turn, maxbytes limits the range of sizes that can be chosen at course level or module level. |
MY SOLUTION!
I copied my "php.ini" file from my moodle directory to the directory named "course" and now the "Maximum upload size" drop down menu shows the value put in the "php.ini" file for upload_max_filesize and post_max_size.
Now I have to upload a large file.
How do you increase the max upload size for Moodle?
If your using Shared Hosting, you need to edit php.in file under public_html folder.
See the steps: http://virtualizesharepoint.com/2011/05/16/maximum-file-upload-size-in-moodle/
. A search for Max file size was not helpful in MoodleDocs. Hi
Same here, everything set in php.ini but no change in Moodle. Is this because we are using IIS?
That is possibly the reason, because I can find no errors in the PHP setup and large values do come through in the variables area of Moodle, but the upload value for a course still stays at 8Mb.
From surfing the Internet regarding this, the ADODB stream definitely appears to have limits which cause problems for developers, so maybe this is in fact the Moodle problem, but the stuff is too technical for me.
Hi
I think I now know what my problem is – at last! It might help you and others.
When I installed Moodle it was with a PHP ini file with post_max_size set at 8Mb. This puts a value of 8Mb in the mdl_config table for maxbytes. This never changes.
Moodle appears looks at the PHP ini values post_max_size and upload_max_filesize, which it also calls maxbytes, when giving a value for the Variables page.
With uploads it appears not only to look at this maxbytes but also the maxbytes value from the mdl_config table. It then takes the lowest value, which in my case is, of course, 8Mb.
Using a MySQL UPDATE command on mdl_config, changing the maxbytes value to 50Mb, solves the problem, as it is now in step with the PHP value.
The solution is to change the PHP values before installing Moodle, or if you mess up and forget, change the maxbytes in mdl_config table to match you PHP values.
Just to clarify & bit more
This is where I fell down about 2 years ago, you MUST always restart Your IIS/Apache or whatever you are using after you have made changes in your PHP.INI file. Another thing you must also do, if you do not have a very tolerant webhost or have no access to your php settings. You can create a .htaccess file in your root of moodle or (webroot - Risky), and apply your settings with a different argument there.
Best Of luck to peeps who are new to this, and just to remind to make sure both of your php.ini settings post max and upload max are both set to the same value which you want, IE. 20mb, 20mb otherwise one will restrict the other.
I can't believe how DUMB I am. I've been running MOODLE now for a couple of years on my own servers, so I always am shutting down Apache and restarting without thinking. I'm moving it all to a dedicated server, setting it all up, changing the php.ini and no increase in upload size.
THANKFULLY, I read your post before I went absolutely nuts. Yep, restarted it and everything is fine, as always.
DUH,
Dave
Thanks a lot Thomas Robb, the only person who will (or at least should) need to upload files of that size on my moodle is me, the admin person. even though it is not backups, but resources, I am the only one. Thanks for that.
I've had a request the other day about being able to upload files of around 30mb so digital art students can upload their raw photoshop files, hence looking at this.
Chris's link to the Moodle Docs, above worked for me.
Hi:
I have changed the php.ini file: upload_max_filesize = 50M
post_max_size = 50M
I did this in my hosting account files, yet the changes don't appear in Moodle in my course. The max seems to be 10MB.
I also looked at the PHP file under the Moodle Admin block, Server, PHP and it shows max file upload as 20 and post max size as 10MB. In course settings I cannot go beyond 10MB. I would like to be able to upload videos and even 20 MB isn't enough. Any ideas? Help would be appreciated.
Hi there...
I want to increase the upload file size (>2 MB). Site is running on a host server. I donot have access to php.ini file and I'm unable to edit the .htaccess file.
I tried creating a new .htaccess file with the following parameters
php_value post_max_size 22M
php_value upload_max_filesize 20M
But this didn't help me, in fact the website is showing a white page with some error messages. So, i sticked on 2 my old .htaccess file.
Can anyone suggest me a way to increase the upload size.
Thanks.
Hi Sandeep,
After creating a .htaccess file with the following parameters
php_value post_max_size 22M
php_value upload_max_filesize 20M.
On some system, you will also have to increase the Limit Request body parameter, which is usually found in the Apache Configuration file httpd.conf.
Once these changes have been applied make sure that the Maximum Uploaded file size in
Security>Site policies is set to server limit.
I hope this will help you
Hi Sandeep,
I am waiting for your reply.
Hi Kavita
Thanks for your reply. I made that post in this forum an year ago.
Now things have changed, our website is currently hosted on a dedicated server environment. We now have full flexibility in managing the upload limit and I've no problems.
Our current MOODLE version is 2.1.
Thanks again.
Regrads
Sandeep
Hi Sandeep,
Hey Sorry i was just reading out the entire post and then i found yours. I haven't seen the date. Sorry once again.
I am hoping if someone out there has a solution to my problem.
I am in process of installing Moodle in the instution I work for. My hosting server allows only 10Mb max upload size through a scrip But if I use FTP client, I can upload unlimited file size.
Our requirement is also to submit video realted project which can be a huge file. Is there any way that I can override the php.ini of my hosting server or is there any other solution.
Hi all,
I will throw my question in here too. I've configured the PHP.ini file to accept 50 meg files. I've checked the appropriate htaccess files to have a LimitReuqestBody of 0. We run into upload probelms when dealing with large files. Although the limit is 50, we can't work with files even if they're 35 megs.
What am I missing? Is there a hard coded limit to PHP? Is there a caching limit/issue? Any help or guidance is appreciated.
PG
