$_FILE upload large file gives error 1 even though upload_max_size is bigger than the file size

php file upload size
mgpepe picture mgpepe · Nov 23, 2010 · Viewed 71.6k times · Source

I have a simple upload form with:

enctype="multipart/form-data"/>

and

input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="5900000" />

And the following settings, that are applied (checked through phpini()) in php.ini:

upload_max_filesize = 7MB  
memory_limit = 64M  
post_max_size = 8MB

I try to upload a file that is small - 500k and it goes through

I try to upload a file that is 5MB (smaller than both upload_max_filesize and post_max_size settings) and it fails with error code 1: which says is:

UPLOAD_ERR_INI_SIZE Value: 1; The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini.

Anyone has a clue what is going on?

Answer

Pekka picture Pekka · Nov 23, 2010

I think this is because of a typo. Instead of 

upload_max_filesize = 7MB

it should read

upload_max_filesize = 7M

use phpinfo() again to check what value actually gets applied.

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