Title: Can’t install a plugin
Last modified: June 28, 2021

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# Can’t install a plugin

 *  Resolved [debeljakm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/debeljakm/)
 * (@debeljakm)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-install-a-plugin-2/)
 * Hi,
 * so first of all, I’m new to this forum, so if my question, or rather problem,
   is in the wrong spot I’m sorry and feel free to move it to a more suitable place.
 * So I bought an elementor pro plugin, downloaded the .zip file, but when I wanted
   to install in on my wordpress dashboard I get the following error:
 * The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini.
 * Now, the .zip file is 3,1MB large, what file do I need to change to get this 
   to work?
 * Thank you in advance for any help,
    and best regards!
 * Matija

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 *  [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * (@corrinarusso)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-install-a-plugin-2/#post-14603320)
 * You can follow this in order to increase your max upload:
    [https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/the-uploaded-file-exceeds-the-upload_max_filesize-directive-in-php-ini/](https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/the-uploaded-file-exceeds-the-upload_max_filesize-directive-in-php-ini/)
 * Or – you can login to your website host, and use the File Manager to upload the
   zip file into here:
    /wp-content/plugins/ then use the tools in your File Manger
   to extract the zip file. It will then be available to you in your WordPress admin.
 * You can also upload into the same folder using FTP.
    [https://filezilla-project.org](https://filezilla-project.org)
 *  Thread Starter [debeljakm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/debeljakm/)
 * (@debeljakm)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-install-a-plugin-2/#post-14607742)
 * Thanks, my issue is now resolved!

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 * [php.ini](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php-ini/)

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 * Last reply from: [debeljakm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/debeljakm/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-install-a-plugin-2/#post-14607742)
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