PHP / Nginx: Increase max file upload and post max size

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Firstly, you need to locate your php.ini file. In this example, our php.ini file is located in /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini


sudo nano /etc/php/7.4/fpm/php.ini


In nano - 

Press CTRL + W and search for upload_max_filesize and change the value to 128M (for 128 megabytes).


; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
; http://php.net/upload-max-filesize
upload_max_filesize = 128M


Press CTRL + W and search for post_max_size and change the value to 128M (for 128 megabytes).


; Maximum size of POST data that PHP will accept.
; Its value may be 0 to disable the limit. It is ignored if POST data reading
; is disabled through enable_post_data_reading.
; http://php.net/post-max-size
post_max_size = 128M


Save file and exit. (Press CTRL + X, press Y and then press ENTER)


Now restart PHP-FPM


service php7.4-fpm restart


You may also need to edit the Nginx configuration file.








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