WordPress - unable to upload file

**satimis** · March 2nd, 2013

Hi all,

localhost install on a VM(guest)

Host - Ubuntu12.04 desktop 64bit
VM(guest) - Ubuntu12.04 desktop 64bit
VirtualBox, Oracle.
WP 3.5.1

Upload file warning:
Error aaa.flv
aaa.flv exceeds the maximum upload size for this site.

Maximum upload file size: 8MB.

The video file size=12M

Performed following steps without result;

1)
Apache2
$ sudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
change;
upload_max_filesize = 2M
to;
upload_max_filesize = 50M

$ sudo service apache2 restart
* Restarting web server apache2
... waiting ...done.

2)
Created a php.ini file on /home/satimis/www/wordpress/wp-admin/php.ini
memory_limit = 32M
upload_max_filesize = 32M
post_max_size = 32M
file_uploads = On

$ sudo chmod +x /home/satimis/www/wordpress/wp-admin/php.ini

Reboot VM

I have tried more than 3 hours without a solution. Please help. Thanks

B.R.
satimis

**lisati** · March 2nd, 2013

Does your uploads directory (usually /path/to/installation/wp-content/uploads) have write permission?

**satimis** · March 2nd, 2013

Originally Posted by lisati

Does your uploads directory (usually /path/to/installation/wp-content/uploads) have write permission?

Hi,

$ ls -al /home/satimis/www/wordpress/wp-admin/php.ini

Code:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 83 Mar  2 17:07 /home/satimis/www/wordpress/wp-admin/php.ini

Do I need changing;
Permission 777
Owner satimis:satimis
?

Thanks

satimis

**lisati** · March 2nd, 2013

The PHP.INI file doesn't need write permission to be set (non-writable is probably safer), but the directory /home/satimis/www/wordpress/wp-content/uploads will - this was probably checked during installation.

**satimis** · March 2nd, 2013

Originally Posted by lisati

The PHP.INI file doesn't need write permission to be set (non-writable is probably safer), but the directory /home/satimis/www/wordpress/wp-content/uploads will - this was probably checked during installation.

Hi,

$ ls -ald www/wordpress/wp-content/

Code:

drwxr-xr-x 6 www-data www-data 4096 Mar  2 15:38 www/wordpress/wp-content/

$ ls -ald www/wordpress/wp-content/uploads

Code:

drwxr-xr-x 3 www-data www-data 4096 Mar  2 15:38 www/wordpress/wp-content/uploads

ls -al www/wordpress/wp-content/uploads

Code:

total 12
drwxr-xr-x 3 www-data www-data 4096 Mar  2 15:38 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 www-data www-data 4096 Mar  2 15:38 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 www-data www-data 4096 Mar  2 15:38 2013

I suspect whether it is relating permission or owner? There are many similar threads on Internet relating to this upload problem. I tried many suggestions but without luck. I read other folkers were also suffering similar problem.

Performed following steps:-

$ sudo gedit /home/satimis/www/wordpress/phpinfo.php
put following line on the file;
<?php phpinfo() ?>

save and exit.

$ ls -al /home/satimis/www/wordpress/phpinfo.php

Code:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19 Mar 2 21:14 /home/satimis/www/wordpress/phpinfo.php

On browser;
http://localhost/wordpress/phpinfo.php

Following line is there
Loaded Configuration File /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
(Screenshot_01.png)

upload_max_filesize 50M
(Screenshot+02_max_filesize.png)

$ sudo ln -s /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini php.ini

$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data www/wordpress/wp-admin/php.ini

Also without solution

satimis

**Doug S** · March 2nd, 2013

Isn't this a bit of key feedback (from the OP):

Maximum upload file size: 8MB.

Perhaps, I don't know for sure, this line in /etc/php/apache2/php.ini matters:

Code:

post_max_size = 8M

**satimis** · March 3rd, 2013

Originally Posted by Doug S

Isn't this a bit of key feedback (from the OP

erhaps, I don't know for sure, this line in /etc/php/apache2/php.ini matters:

Code:

post_max_size = 8M

Hi,

Lot of thanks for your advice.

After changing;
post_max_size = 8M

to;
post_max_size = 50M

ran;
$ sudo service apache2 restart

My problem is now solved. You save me lot of effort

Regards
satimis