wordpress upload http error?

Question

I'm trying to uplaod video files,my upload file size limit is 96mb,and I can upload videos until 10mb size,but I want to uplaod videos that have 20mb size.If I try to uplaod bigger video I get http error,I found on web a lot of solutions but none of them acctualy help me.Is there any other solution how to fix http uplaod error and uplaod bigger files on my wordpress site? I have tried every thing from there links :

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-on-image-upload-still http://wordpress.org/support/topic/flash-uploader-logs-out-during-crunching-phase http://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-image-upload

Tnx in advance.

Anybody have idea why is this happening ?

Answer 1

Are you on shared hosting by any chance? Shared hosts tend to limit the max uploadable file size on their end and there is nothing you can add to your scripts to change that. If not, then I am mistaken and this is not the solution you are looking for.

However, if you are on shared hosting it might pay to contact them and ask them the max allowed file sizes they allow their shared hosting accounts to have. Some hosts however let you create a php.ini file, drop it into your site root directory set some hosting variables like upload limits, etc.

Try creating a file called 'php.ini' without the quotes and put in the following:

upload_max_filesize = 64M  
post_max_size = 64M

Then place the php.ini file you just created into your Wordpress root directory.

A good way to see if it is your host or Wordpress installation is to create a simple file uploading test and then try uploading the same file. If you have the same issue, it isn't Wordpress and is your server configuration.

Create a page called "file.php" and then add in the following code:

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="upload.php" method="POST">
    <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="512000" />
    Send this file: <input name="userfile" type="file" />
    <input type="submit" value="Send File" />
</form>

Now create a file called "upload.php" and add in the following:

<?php

    $uploaddir = 'uploads';
    $uploadfile = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['userfile']['name']);

    echo "<p>";

    if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile)) {
      echo "File is valid, and was successfully uploaded.\n";
    } else {
       echo "Upload failed";
    }

    echo "</p>";
    echo '<pre>';
    echo 'Here is some more debugging info:';
    print_r($_FILES);
    print "</pre>";

?>

Example code taken from here: http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/3729

Now see if that lets you upload a large file. If not, then we'll further try and debug your Wordpress installation to try and rectify the issue.

Answer 2

Increase the WordPress upload limit: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-increase-the-max-upload-size

Answer 3

if all fails try adding this lines in your functions.php

function push_the_max(){
@ini_set( 'upload_max_size' , '100M' );
@ini_set( 'post_max_size', '105M');
@ini_set( 'max_execution_time', '300' );
}
add_action('init','push_the_max');

Answer 4

It would be helpful to know what error message you're getting in the server logs.

But, take a look at this thread: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-increase-the-max-upload-size.

In your php.ini, add or edit the following:

upload_max_filesize = 120MB
post_max_size = 120MB

Also you may need to add this to your wp-config.php

define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '120MB');

And also change your timeout values in your php.ini

max_execution_time
max_input_time

Set these to values that are larger than they are currently set to - and see what happens.

You should check these values are set correctly by checking the information returned by phpinfo()

This page seems to be a good source of all the PHP configuration settings for large file uploads: http://www.developershome.com/wap/wapUpload/wap_upload.asp?page=php2

Answer 5

Look at the answers given to this question:

How to use more than 256MB of memory in the admin?

Basically, there are some memory limits that are hard-coded, and one or two that are filterable. If you need to increase upload file size limits and memory limits, maybe some of those suggestions may help.

Answer 6

Have you tried uploading from a different computer or internet connection?

I'm having a similar problem but have found that I can upload from one location when my client is unable to upload exactly the same file from a different location. Upload media file problem