Title: Maximum upload file size
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Maximum upload file size

 *  [mjefferson96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjefferson96/)
 * (@mjefferson96)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/)
 * I’m trying to increase the Maximum upload file size on some of my accounts. I
   notice that some have a default of 2MB, others have 8MB and one even has a default
   of 64MB. I’ve read all the posts about changing the php.ini and I’ve tried all
   of it but nothing has worked.
    So can someone provide a definitive answer on 
   this subject of how to increase the Maximum upload file size?

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 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240371)
 * There doesn’t seem to be one solution that works for all sites/themes. This topic
   discusses some options:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-saving-media-attachment-](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-saving-media-attachment-)
   [when-file-size-is-over-2mb?replies=5](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-saving-media-attachment-when-file-size-is-over-2mb?replies=5)
 * A Google search for ‘wordpress max upload file size’ will find other option.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240373)
 * It’s not a theme setting, nor a WordPress one (unless you’re on MultiSite). It’s
   your server. You may need to ask your webhost.
 * If you make a phpinfo() page, you can scan for max upload size and see what it’s
   set to on your server.
 *  Thread Starter [mjefferson96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjefferson96/)
 * (@mjefferson96)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240375)
 * Do you have instructions on how to do that? I would love to know.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240394)
 * On how to make a phpinfo page?
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Ipstenu/How_to_create_a_phpinfo()_page](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Ipstenu/How_to_create_a_phpinfo()_page)
 *  Thread Starter [mjefferson96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjefferson96/)
 * (@mjefferson96)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240418)
 * ok I can see the info now, but still changing and or appending the the php.ini
   did not change anything. what to try next?
 *  Thread Starter [mjefferson96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjefferson96/)
 * (@mjefferson96)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240420)
 * I just looked at the phpinfo on another wordpress site and it says 8max but wordpress
   upload says 2max. hmmmmm? whats up with that?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240423)
 * Ask your host. There’s more than JUST the phpinfo() to check.
 *  [weez1l](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weez1l/)
 * (@weez1l)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240602)
 * There’s a simpler solution that will work for any host because you’re not messing
   with php.ini or .htaccess. I know this post is outdated, but I was looking and
   looking, and I figured out this, which works perfectly.
 * open wp-admin/includes/template.php
    find the function wp_max_upload_size() alter
   it (I copied, then commented out the existing) like this:
 * function wp_max_upload_size() {
    $u_bytes = wp_convert_hr_to_bytes( ‘1000MB’ );
   $p_bytes = wp_convert_hr_to_bytes( ‘1000MB’ ); $bytes = apply_filters( ‘upload_size_limit’,
   min($u_bytes, $p_bytes), $u_bytes, $p_bytes ); return $bytes; }
 * That’s for a 1 gb file size. You can make it any size here.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240603)
 * > open wp-admin/includes/template.php
 * No! Never edit WordPress core files.
 *  [weez1l](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weez1l/)
 * (@weez1l)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240605)
 * is that a copyright issue? I was just testing this out pre-production…
 *  [weez1l](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weez1l/)
 * (@weez1l)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240606)
 * Well I just read the license agreement and with a comment, it does not violate
   any terms.
    I should say that you should know some php if you’re going to screw
   with this. This is my workaround to ftp uploads and side-loading links, and I’m
   going to use it, because I have people that need to upload that don’t understand
   an html link tag.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240607)
 * > is that a copyright issue?
 * No but if you edit core code then, at best, you’re going to have to replace that
   hack every time you upgrade. At worst, you’ll bring your entire site down or 
   severely comprise overall site security.
 *  [weez1l](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weez1l/)
 * (@weez1l)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240610)
 * I actually found that this doesn’t entirely solve the problem.
    For example, 
   I uploaded my site to godaddy and found that it spouted html errors and said 
   it was ‘crushing’ files over 32mb, when the uploader worked fine with those settings
   locally. I tried media files of a lot of different sizes and found that godaddy’s
   limit appears to be 32mb. I don’t know about any other hosting at this point
 * TLDR;
    You still have to talk to your hosting if you want very large files or
   videos to be uploaded.
 *  [renoproc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renoproc/)
 * (@renoproc)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size/#post-2240673)
 * A simple example in .htaccess file
 *     ```
       <IfModule mod_php5.c>
       php_value post_max_size           10M
       php_value upload_max_filesize     40M
       php_value memory_limit            500M
       </IfModule>
       ```
   

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