Upload Errors - Invalid File?

[pablozed]

I have recently installed vbgallery (v2.1) and everything seems to work fine except for one thing. I cannot seem to upload any large file. I have tried to upload a 1.5mb, 2.3mb and 5mb .jpg files and get the error 'invalid file'. Smaller .jpg files on the other hand go in without a problem.

I have raised the accepted filesize for .jpg and .jpeg from 2.00mb to 9.00. I have tried uploading with both GD and imagemagick and still have the same issue.

I have searched the forums for a solution to my problem without any luck. Any ideas?

[Zachariah]

Upload Errors
Invalid File

This is an error that may popup when upload_max_filesize, post_max_size is reached set in php.ini, httpd.conf of the webserver.

Take a look in your AdminCP => Maintenance => View PHP info

EX:
- post_max_size : 8M
- upload_max_filesize : 2M

What values do you have ?

Content visible to verified customers only.

In order to upload large files to your server with PHP, you need to change 2 parameters in php.ini

Content visible to verified customers only.

This can be done by your host.


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If your host will not change their settings or you can not wait for their responce.

You can upload large files via. FTP and mass import. The settings for the folder you can upload your images to is set:

AdminCP => vBGallery => Modify Settings => Title, URL's, & Paths

- FTP User Folder Path
The path (NOT the URL!) to your user's upload folder (used for FTP uploads). Ex: /home/yoursite/public_html/gallery/users/userid

After you have uploaded the images via. FTP set a web browser to:
http://www.yourwebsite.com/gallery/upload.php

At the bottem of the page should be:

*Bulk Upload options

- Upload From Server (setting based per usergroup)
[ X ] Upload files directly from the server
Files should be in: /home/yoursite/public_html/gallery/users/1

- Number of files to process at a time
The number of files that you would like to process at a time.

This will process all images in that folder therefore bypassing the php upload / post limit of the server.

[pablozed]

Thanks for your response.

EX:
- post_max_size : 8M
- upload_max_filesize : 2M

Yes those are the exact settings in the 'view php info' section. This most likely explains why I cannot upload larger images.

I actually have a php.ini file on the '/' directory of my server although I am not sure if this is the same one that you mention. It doesn't contain the two bits of code that you mention but I could put it in if its the correct php.ini file.

Update:

I added the code into my php.ini file (raised max upload to 10 MB) and it has actually allowed a larger file to go through. So it works, thanks

[iguanairs]

I know this is old, but a quick trick before you ask the server to increase size is to try the .htaccess method.

In your .htaccess, enter this:

Content visible to verified customers only.

That in itself will work on most shared servers to increase the max upload size to 10M.

(This can be a reference post for others. lol I use it on my server and it works just dandy.)