change max upload size in php.ini

September 27, 2014 16.6k views
Muhdragab
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Muhdragab

My droplet has Centos 6.5 32 bit installed on it. I have installed zpanel. I wanted to importing a large mysql datatbase from phpmyadmin. So as I searched the internet I need to modify the php.ini file. When I enter the code /etc/php.ini, I get the following message “-bash: /etc/php.ini: Permission denied”. I’m signed in as “root”. Would somebody tell me what is the problem, and how to enable importing large databases (increase max upload size, max upload time, max packet etc.)

I guess I don’t need to tell you that I'n a noop (no experience but google)

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  • repairwizard September 28, 2014

    I don’t know that much about zpanel, but what are you trying to edit /etc/php.ini with? The command line? A SFTP editor, or through something in zpanel?

    I have edited php.ini with vi or nano editor as well as WinSCP hundreds of times without any problems. Definitely no permission denied.

    If you do get the file edited make sure you restart apache/httpd after doing so if that is what you are using for the changes to take effect.

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heidislab October 1, 2014

Hi there!

In order to change the max upload size, you’ll have to edit a file in your server. The file is named ‘php.ini’ but it can be located in different paths, depending on the operating system and the web server installed. To get information about where your php.ini file(s) are, you can simply create a php script with the following code:

<?php
phpinfo();

Access this script through your browser to find out where the loaded ini files are.

Once you know where the php.ini is, you should edit it using an editor like nano or vim. Find the directive upload_max_filesize and increase its value. After doing that, you’ll probably need to restart your web server.

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ttran December 25, 2015

From the command line you can run:

php -i | grep “Loaded Configuration File”

This will tell you the location of the php.ini file you will need to edit.

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