Send file with php without POST but in use with type=file

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i got such problem, that I must create file sending system in browser, but for big files (>50M). I have POST_MAX_SIZE set at 32M butFILE_MAX_SIZEis 128M. So I must put type file button and read FULL path to send it for PHP FTP library. Have you got any solutions? (filetype.value returns only filename, not path).

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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Yes,

Use FileReader defined in HTML5 to read the file in to the Client. Once you have it send it via Ajax, to your server, where you can have full access to the file since it is on the server.

On the server you can set the max file size accepted, according to this SO Post.

; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
upload_max_filesize = 40M

; Must be greater than or equal to upload_max_filesize
post_max_size = 40M

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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answered Jul 26 '13 at 17:06

jack mulraney

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I'm afraid FileReader doesnt't make me too, because sending file via AJAX uses POST array too, and I have POST reduced to 32 M. I Cant increase limit in any way, because i haven't got such SSH permissions. I must get full path from type=file via JS – user2623638 Jul 26 '13 at 23:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '13 at 17:06

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you can increase file size in php.ini file "upload_max_filesize = 256" and restart apache server

answered Jul 26 '13 at 17:06

Adnan Khan

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No, I cant, because it's just space on rented server : – user2623638 Jul 26 '13 at 17:08
// Define file size limit $limit_size=50000; – Adnan Khan Jul 26 '13 at 17:11
I must upload files larger than 50 M and more. So I MUST send it by FTP, but form browser. – user2623638 Jul 26 '13 at 23:06
So I need get full path from input button and send it to php ;/ – user2623638 Jul 26 '13 at 23:13
you are not using file input? – Adnan Khan Jul 26 '13 at 23:52
then client must type full path into TEXT field. bad solution – user2623638 Jul 27 '13 at 00:08

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 29 '13 at 11:01

upload_max_filesize and post_max_size are PHP_INI_PERDIR settings - http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.list.php. They are changable (http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.modes.php)-

Entry can be set in php.ini, .htaccess, httpd.conf or .user.ini (since PHP 5.3)

Using .user.ini file in your root directory of web-hosting (most of the webhosting services allow this). It will work if your server PHP version is >= PHP 5.3. PHP will scan your root directory for the ini file and merge it with default settings.

I used it recently and changed default value of upload_max_filesize from 2M to 5M for my personla needs. It might work for you as well. Create a file named as .user.ini and set your parameters as:

post_max_size = ...
upload_max_filesize = ...

Bear in mind that post_max_size should be greater than upload_max_filesize because the former is upper bound of POST.

Send file with php without POST but in use with type=file

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