Problem With Uploads

[amphicar770]

OK, finally got everything installed and mostly working. But ...

I have uploades some very small files. However, when I attempt to upload a .jpg file which is 2.5mb in size, here is what happens.

1) I Click on Upload/Submit
2) System indicates "Preparing to Process"
3) System indicates "No more images found"

Unfortunately, there is no image, no error message either.

I do have PP set to resize images down to 600.

While 2.5mb is not small, it is not outrageously large either given todays digital cameras. What gives?

Do note that based on another post I did modify bulkupload.php to include the following line:
ini_set("memory_limit", "20M");

This did not help.

[prat]

I've been having the same problems.

[Chuck S]

No doubt your php settings are set to maximum 2mb file upload. You would need to edit the php.ini and set this higher to allow larger file sizes than 2mb

This is server related and out of photoposts area.

[amphicar770]

Originally Posted by omegatron

No doubt your php settings are set to maximum 2mb file upload. You would need to edit the php.ini and set this higher to allow larger file sizes than 2mb

This is server related and out of photoposts area.

Any idea where this file is located or is it owned by the hosting service.

The only thing that seems odd here is that I am able to upload the exact same files, on the same host, using vbAdvanced Gallery??

[Chuck S]

You would need to link you phpinfo file here for us to link.

[amphicar770]

Originally Posted by omegatron

You would need to link you phpinfo file here for us to link.

Looks like it is in /usr/local/Zend/etc/php.ini which I do not think I have access to. Also looks like upload_max_filesize is set to 2M.

Since I am on a shared host it may not be able to get changed.

In any event, it would seem to make sense for photopost to pre-fetch this value and issue an error message that "file exceeds allowed value of ___." Why even start to upload a file if it is going to fail? My bigger concern is that with no error messages at all, users will be quickly frustrated wondering why their files are not uploading. Even if it were 5MB, some user with an 8 megapixel camera will eventually exceed even that.

Longer term, this may call for some code rewrite. Other packages do not seem to have this limitation.

[Chuck S]

What do you mean other packages dont have this limitation

all php programs are limited by the php settings. If your talking about some other program on another site which may have different php settings you cant compare that

In Photopost you can specify the max file upload size by usergroup and is settable in usergroup editor

[amphicar770]

Originally Posted by omegatron

What do you mean other packages dont have this limitation

all php programs are limited by the php settings. If your talking about some other program on another site which may have different php settings you cant compare that

VBAGallery is running on the very same server as where I have installed photopost. (They are even at the same domain, photopost is just hiding at the moment). I am able to upload the exact same jpg files to my VBAGallery install that are failing to upload with photopost. As far as I can tell, VBAGallery is indeed a php application.

Again, I still think an error message to the user would be appropriate when files are too large. They typical bb user uploading a file is going to be left wondering why the upload was unsuccessful.

[Chuck S]

If you set a maximum filesize the user will get an error message

I do not know how vb gallery is getting around the filesize restriction if php uploads are definately at 2mb

[Michael P]

Check the value of your "Maximum multimedia upload size in Kb" in your Upload Photo section in your admin options - it's set to 2000 by default; try raising this value to something higher so that the MAX_FILE_SIZE in the form reflects a value higher than your largest upload.