[SOLVED] uploading large files

[ksmatthews]

Hi Gurus,

 

I am using php to upload files from a web browser to a linux server. Small files less than about 1Mb are no problem but larger ones cannot get uploaded. In fact 20Mb files will cause the web browser to hang.

 

I have set the php.ini file as follows ...

 

upload_max_filesize 100M 100M

 

This makes no difference !! Has anyone got any ideas ??

 

Here is the function that I am using ....

<?php
function uploadfile($message, $path, $file_type, $file_size, $file_content)
{
 // set error flag
 $file_flag = false;

 // check for spaces in filename
 if(strpos($_FILES["moh_file"]["name"], ' ') == true)
    {
	  $message = 'Error: file name should not contain spaces';
	  return $file_flag;
	} 

 // echo $path; die();

 // set passed variables
 $file_type = $_FILES["moh_file"]["type"];
 $file_size = $_FILES["moh_file"]["size"];

 // check for content
 if($_FILES['moh_file']['size'] == 0)
   {
	$message = 'Error: file has no content (no upload)';
	return $file_flag;
   }

 // check for size
 if($_FILES["moh_file"]["size"] > $_POST['MAX_FILE_SIZE'])
   {
	$message = 'Error: file is too large (no upload)';
	return $file_flag;
   }

 // check audio file type                 
 if ($_FILES["moh_file"]["type"] == "audio/wav" || 
	 $_FILES["moh_file"]["type"] == "audio/wave" || 
	 $_FILES["moh_file"]["type"] == "audio/x-wav" ||
	 $_FILES["moh_file"]["type"] == "audio/mpeg" ||
	 $_FILES["moh_file"]["type"] == "audio/mp3" ||    
	 $_FILES["moh_file"]["type"] == "audio/x-mpeg" ||
	 $_FILES["moh_file"]["type"] == "audio/gsm" ||  
	 $_FILES["moh_file"]["type"] == "audio/x-gsm" || 
	 $_FILES["moh_file"]["type"] == "application/ogg")   
  {
   if ($_FILES["moh_file"]["error"] > 0)
	{
	 $message = 'Error: invalid upload (error code: ' . $_FILES["moh_file"]["error"] . ')';
	 return $file_flag;
	}
   else
	{   
	 if (file_exists($path . $_FILES["moh_file"]["name"]))
	   {
		$message = 'Error: file ' . $_FILES["moh_file"]["name"] . ' already exists.' ;
		return $file_flag;
	   }
	 else
	   {
		if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES["moh_file"]["tmp_name"], $path . $_FILES["moh_file"]["name"]) == false)
		  {
		   $message = "Error: file not uploaded to : " . $path . $_FILES["moh_file"]["name"];
		   return $file_flag;
		  }
		else
		  {   
		   $message = "File uploaded to : " . $path . $_FILES["moh_file"]["name"];
		   $file_flag = true;
		  }
	   }
	} // end of first else

  }
 else
  {
	$message = "Error: invalid file format (no upload)";
	return $file_flag;
  }
  
 return $file_flag; 
}

 

regards,

 

Steven M

[Daniel0]

The reason is probably that it's waiting while you're uploading. Depending on your speed, uploading a 20 MB file might take a while.

[atomicrabbit]

you should look into using some sort of cgi upload. It can handle larger file sizes better than php. I've had a lot of success with XUpload. It comes with a progress bar too so you know what's happening.

[Stooney]

There's actually 4 values you need to change in php.ini

 

upload_max_filesize= 20 M

max_execution_time= 1800

memory_limit= 21 M

post_max_size= 20 M

 

Also if you're on shared hosting you're probably restricted to 20M max.