PHP file upload failure for large files

Question

I am using a slightly modified version of phUploader script that works fine for small files. But when I try to upload files larger than 1MB it fails by giving this undescriptive error:

General upload failure.

Nginx error log does not show any evidence. I have set

upload_max_filesize = 200M
post_max_size = 200M
memory_limit = 128M

in the php.ini

and

client_max_body_size 200M;

in nginx.conf.

The odd thing is that the script used to work well on the same server (before an upgrade on Debian 6 server) and already works well on another Debian 6 server with the same nginx and php configs. So I'm really out of ideas and appreciate your hints.

having the similar issue, have u found the cause?

enfany
– enfany

2014-10-02 06:31:46 +00:00
Commented Oct 2, 2014 at 6:31 — enfany
– enfany, Commented Oct 2, 2014 at 6:31

kunal · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-27 19:15:46Z

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You're getting an undescriptive error because the script you're using isn't properly displaying the actual error (line 252).

Modify the script to echo or log the value of $_FILES['file']['error'] instead of "General upload failure." Then, you should see a more appropriate error code. The PHP Manual has a section that explains what the error codes mean.

answered Sep 27, 2013 at 19:15

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