Title: upload maximum size Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # upload maximum size * [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/) * Among other issues i am having with 3.2 is now i can’t set a limit above 10 megabytes for an upload even though i have it set to 100 megabytes. Any ideas? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/page/2/?output_format=md) * [dgilmour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgilmour/) * (@dgilmour) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176830) * If you’ve set it to 100MB then you have set it to above 10MB. Do you mean that although you’ve set it to 100MB, you’re unable to upload a file of over 10MB? If so, that restriction could be being imposed by your PHP settings. Would be good to know more about what’s happening, especially what error messages you’re seeing. * Thread Starter [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176837) * i am not getting an error..it simply enforces the 10 meg limit no matter what number i put into the settings. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176864) * Ask your host what the php.ini has the upload set to. * Thread Starter [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176880) * I am the host i’ll take a look..i’m pretty sure i have it set to something stupid like 256 megs though. * Thread Starter [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176881) * php upload is set to 128 megs. does the importer for wordpress only do 10 meg files? I reset the limits again in wp and now the uploads are 100 megs like they should be..the importer is still stuck at 10 megs… * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176883) * No, the WP importer has two settings. One is in WordPress, which you can change, and the other is your server’s php ini file. * Some instances of PHp allow for more granual settings, though, where each SITE has different memory limits for uploads, but I’m blanking on where that setting is. * Thread Starter [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176885) * php has 256 megs of upload/memory/post..etc etc etc. I just verified this server wide. for some reason the importer is not obeying the network setting of 100 megs..the rest of the uploading areas(media/library..etc etc) are now obeying. Seems like a bug to me. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176889) * Check your apache limit for uploads as well. * I’m not inclined to think it’s a bug, as it works fine for many other people. More likely is that it’s just a setup tweak on your box. * Thread Starter [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176890) * apache limits are the same. It is only wordpress that is having this issue. * Thread Starter [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176891) * and only the importer. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176896) * Only the importer? So you can upload a 50meg photo, lets say? * How big is this XML import file? You could be running out of PHP _Memory_ since the import has to be parsed a lot more than a photo. * Thread Starter [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176899) * i can upload a 100 meg anything. NOt just in WP one of my sites is a joomla app and we routinely upload mp3’s of 50-75 megs..:) The issue is now jsut the importer. the importer has the text of 10 meg limit. my import is 7 megs..but one day it will be bigger and then that will be a problem. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176907) * Let me rephrase. * IN WORDPRESS (and only In WordPress) can you upload a large IMAGE file? * Just a yes or no. I have an idea, but it GREATLY depends on your accuracy here 🙂 * See [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Working_with_WordPress#Importing_and_Exporting](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Working_with_WordPress#Importing_and_Exporting) will explain that it’s NOT a file SIZE error, but often a memory error. But if this happens to ALL uploads (images and imports) then it’s something else 🙂 So be specific. Remember. This is for posterity (sorry, Princess Bride joke). * Thread Starter [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176908) * i have to find a large image file first.. ill get back to you on that one..:) * Thread Starter [hescominsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hescominsoon/) * (@hescominsoon) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-maximum-size/#post-2176909) * the biggest i have found so far is 6 megs..not enough to go over 10 megs. Need a bigger one than that? 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