How do I change the max file size upload?

Question

The default max size file upload is 2 MB.  Where do I adjust this to increase the file size?

I am using the Extra Question field plugin and tried changing the size in the admin options.  However it does not change and remains at 2 MB.

I would like to increase this to 8 MB.

Answer 1

Check "upload_max_filesize" and "post_max_size" options of your php.ini AND .htaccess.

In your case, if "upload_max_filesize" is "2M", upload max file size will be limited 2MB.

http://php.net/manual/en/function.phpinfo.php

Answer 2

There are 2 flags to bear in mind here. Note that there is also an issue with v1.6.3 in which if you exceed the maximum values set you won't get any error. This has been fixed in 1.7-beta. There is much more information on how to change this here: http://www.question2answer.org/qa/35428