{"id":2248,"date":"2019-07-12T12:17:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T12:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2248"},"modified":"2023-01-16T10:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T10:36:03","slug":"how-to-increase-the-upload_max_filesize-limit-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/how-to-increase-the-upload_max_filesize-limit-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Increase the upload_max_filesize Limit in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are specific scenarios when you may be asked to change your PHP configuration. Specifically, you may be directed to edit a file on your server called php.ini and to increase the <strong>upload_max_filesize<\/strong>\u00a0limit.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-is-the-upload_max_filesize-php-setting\">What is the upload_max_filesize PHP setting?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>upload_max_filesize<\/strong> is a setting managed through the PHP Options, which sets the maximum size of each uploaded file.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-increase-the-upload_max_filesize-limit-in-cpanel\">How to Increase the upload_max_filesize Limit in cPanel<\/h3>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tThe <strong>PHP Selector<\/strong> is omitted by default in cPanel and might be missing from your account if you are hosting with a different web host. All ChemiCloud customers should see the Select PHP Version section in their hosting account&#8217;s cPanel.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<p>While do not allow direct changes to PHP.ini on our servers. However, PHP configuration changes can be made from cPanel by following these steps:<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video tutorial, or continue following the step-by-step instructions in this tutorial.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W3z-CbxXpiA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>1)\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/how-to-login-cpanel-whm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log into cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Look for the <em>SOFTWARE<\/em> section and click on\u00a0<strong>Select PHP version<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7674\" class=\"caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7674\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7674\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2018\/05\/Software-Select-PHP-Version-783x298.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2018\/05\/Software-Select-PHP-Version-783x298.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2018\/05\/Software-Select-PHP-Version-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2018\/05\/Software-Select-PHP-Version-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2018\/05\/Software-Select-PHP-Version-50x19.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2018\/05\/Software-Select-PHP-Version-1536x584.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2018\/05\/Software-Select-PHP-Version-60x23.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2018\/05\/Software-Select-PHP-Version-100x38.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2018\/05\/Software-Select-PHP-Version.png 1740w\" alt=\"PHP Version\" width=\"643\" height=\"245\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7674\" class=\"caption-text\">Software &gt; Select PHP Version<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Struggling with support and website problems? ChemiCloud is the hosting solution designed to save you time and money!\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"s1\">\ud83e\udd13<\/span><b> Check out our <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/pricing#60b65e4e63b58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>web hosting <\/b><\/span><\/a><b>plans!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong>\u00a0Click on the\u00a0<strong>Options<\/strong>\u00a0link in the new window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7720\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2019\/07\/PHP-Selector-Options-783x246.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2019\/07\/PHP-Selector-Options-783x246.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2019\/07\/PHP-Selector-Options-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2019\/07\/PHP-Selector-Options-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2019\/07\/PHP-Selector-Options-50x16.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2019\/07\/PHP-Selector-Options-1536x483.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2019\/07\/PHP-Selector-Options-2048x644.png 2048w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2019\/07\/PHP-Selector-Options-60x19.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/storage\/2019\/07\/PHP-Selector-Options-100x31.png 100w\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> Here you can locate the <strong>upload_max_filesize<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0click on the value.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7726\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload_max_filesize-783x123.png\" alt=\"upload_max_filesize\" width=\"643\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload_max_filesize-783x123.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload_max_filesize-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload_max_filesize-768x121.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload_max_filesize-50x8.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload_max_filesize-1536x241.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload_max_filesize-2048x322.png 2048w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload_max_filesize-60x9.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload_max_filesize-100x16.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A dropdown menu or text input box will appear, allowing you to change the value as required. Check your script, plugin, or theme\u2019s documentation (or an on-screen error message) to find the correct value.<\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t For the new change to be reflected, this value should be at least as big as the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/how-to-increase-the-post_max_size-limit-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post_max_size<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong> Once you make any changes, please do a left-hand side click anywhere outside the dropdown or text input box. If the change was successful, you will see a green box with a message confirming that the change has been applied.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all! Now you know how to increase the upload_max_filesize in cPanel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you enjoyed this tutorial, then you\u2019ll love our support! All ChemiCloud\u2019s hosting plans include 24\/7 support from our fantastic support team. Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/pricing#60b65e4e63b58\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>web hosting<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0plans and have your website migrated for free today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are specific scenarios when you may be asked to change your PHP configuration. Specifically, you may be directed to edit a file on your server called php.ini and to increase the upload_max_filesize\u00a0limit. 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