{"id":234,"date":"2025-11-11T14:03:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/kb\/change-max-file-upload-limit\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T10:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:28:56","slug":"change-phps-maximum-file-size-upload-limit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/change-phps-maximum-file-size-upload-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"Change PHP&#8217;s maximum file size upload limit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes you&#8217;ll need to upload large files or images to your site, in those cases you may bump into a warning that the file exceeds the max file upload limit, however this can be easily adjusted at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Login to your cPanel account<\/strong>. When you first set up an account with us, you would have received an email with the details on how you can gain access to your control panel. If you have lost those details, feel free to raise a support ticket or call in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Navigate to <strong>Select PHP Version<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/SelectPHPVersion-1024x751.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/SelectPHPVersion-1024x751.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/SelectPHPVersion-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/SelectPHPVersion-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/SelectPHPVersion-770x565.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/SelectPHPVersion.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click on the <strong>Options <\/strong>tab to view the PHP settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPOptions-1024x750.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPOptions-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPOptions-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPOptions-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPOptions-770x564.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPOptions.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>4. The setting we&#8217;re looking for is <strong>upload_max_filesize<\/strong>. To change the limit, click on the current size and select the desired size limit from the drop down, it will then save the selected size automatically as soon as you click it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPSettings-1024x744.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPSettings-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPSettings-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPSettings-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPSettings-770x559.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/PHPSettings.png 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"banner-note\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Note:<\/strong> The <strong>upload_max_filesize<\/strong> shouldn&#8217;t exceed the <strong>post_max_size<\/strong>, as a general rule of thumb we recommend setting both  to the same size to avoid problems occurring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>5. That&#8217;s it, you&#8217;ve successfully changed the max file upload limit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"banner-note\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Note:<\/strong> Please keep in mind you may start to encounter problems if the max file upload limit is set higher than 500MB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are running into any issues or have any further questions or concerns, please don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you&#8217;ll need to upload large files or images to your site, in those cases you may bump into a warning that the file exceeds the max file upload limit, however this can be easily adjusted at any time. 1. Login to your cPanel account. 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