php upload_max_filesize ignored - unable to upload 5gb file

Question

I'm unable to upload files larger than roughly 2gb. The max upload/post values were previously set to 2500MB so I thought that was the problem.

First,

# php --version
PHP 5.3.3 (cli)

I set upload_max_filesize and post_max_size as follows

# vi /etc/php.ini
post_max_size = 5500M
upload_max_filesize = 5500M
[write/quit vi]

Next,

# service httpd restart
Stopping httpd:                                            [  OK  ]
Starting httpd:                                            [  OK  ]

I then confirmed the new configuration with a phpinfo() script:

post_max_size   5500M   5500M
upload_max_filesize 5500M   5500M

I go back to my script to upload another large data file (~4GB), and am again told that the uploaded file exceeds value of upload_max_filesize.

So, I am at a loss. I am able to upload 2gb and smaller files no problem. I've restarted Apache, and don't know where to go from here.

Does the application you're using have a file size limit? For example, MediaWiki has its own limit defined in LocalSettings.php. — Gene, Oct 08 '14 at 06:04
It does and the file size limit matches what is in php.ini. The software (VIMP) is known to work just fine with very large files ( >5gb ) — a coder, Oct 08 '14 at 11:50

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 27 '16 at 12:57

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This PHP-Change log

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.0

states that, until PHP 5.6.0, file uploads were limited to 2 GB.

edited Apr 27 '16 at 12:57

Lukas

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answered Oct 22 '14 at 00:32

Stephen Farmer

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 03 '14 at 22:41

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You may be updating the wrong file. Verify with the php -i command. For example:

$ php -i 2> /dev/null | grep php.ini
Configuration File (php.ini) Path => /usr/local/lib
Loaded Configuration File => /usr/local/lib/php.ini

answered Oct 03 '14 at 22:41

Gene

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Testing with `php -i` may still give him the wrong file. It isn't uncommon to have a completely different config for the CLI vs the Apache module, or CGI. – Zoredache Oct 04 '14 at 00:15
I'm updating the correct file because if I change `upload_max_filesize` to 9999M, then restart apache, I see that reflected in `phpinfo();` – a coder Oct 04 '14 at 01:40

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 04 '14 at 10:44

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My guess is you are using a 32 bit operating system. If that is the case you won't be able to go beyond 2GB with apache and PHP.

See this article for more information: http://doc.owncloud.org/server/6.0/admin_manual/configuration/configuring_big_file_upload.html

answered Oct 04 '14 at 10:44

skarap

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64 bit CentOS with 24gb RAM. Wondering if I have a 32-bit version of Apache installed now. How would I find that out? – a coder Oct 04 '14 at 11:05
`$ file /usr/sbin/httpd` /usr/sbin/httpd: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.18, stripped – a coder Oct 04 '14 at 11:10
is there an error message in error_log? – skarap Oct 04 '14 at 11:25
ooo till Monday, can't get to my video production machine. will follow up then (and delete this message at that time) – a coder Oct 04 '14 at 14:01

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