Title: No longer works
Last modified: September 3, 2016

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# No longer works

 *  [Stephen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconosphere/)
 * (@iconosphere)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brilliant-359/)
 * For some strange reason, WordPress limits uploads to 8 MB. To upload larger files,
   one must use FTP. The problem with FTP is that WordPress does not see the uploaded
   files. The ‘Add From Server’ plugin solves this problem beautifully. It taps 
   WordPress on the shoulder and points to the file and says, “Yo, add this file
   to the Media Library.”
 * NOTE: make sure to rename files before FTP upload by replacing spaces with dashes(
   My-Favorite-Song.mp3 instead of My Favorite Song.mp3). Otherwise, WordPress will
   choke on the name. The reason is this: when WordPress uploads a file, it automatically
   replaces spaces with dashes, but when you upload a file with FTP and add it to
   the Media Library via ‘Add From Server’, WordPress does not get the chance to
   replace spaces with dashes. WordPress sees the file (My Favorite Song.mp3), but
   can’t execute it (play it) because WordPress is hardwired to deal with dashes(
   My-Favorite-Song.mp3). When WordPress sees a file with spaces (My Favorite Song.
   mp3), it scratches its head and says, “WTF?” Therefore, replace spaces with dashes
   before uploading via FTP.
 * ETA 31 October 2015: No longer works.
 * “This plugin requires WordPress 4.0 or greater, and PHP 5.4 or greater. You are
   currently running WordPress 4.3.1 and PHP 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.20. Please contact 
   your website host or server administrator for more information. The plugin has
   been deactivated.”

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