Bitnami Wordpress refuses to change upload limit, ignores PHP.ini, wp-config.php, and .htaccess file

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Sorry guys, don't know where else to turn. I'm running bitnami wordpress hosted in Amazon lightsail, and the file upload limit is stuck at 80M.

I want it to be significantly more than that, but no matter what I change bitnami ignores it.

I put this in the .htaccess file:

php_value upload_max_filesize 256M

Ignored by Bitnami

I put this in wp-config.php:

@ini_set( 'upload_max_filesize' , '256M' )

Ignored by Bitnami

I changed this variable in php.ini:

upload_max_filesize = 256M

Then created phpinfo.php file to verify that apache2 / wordpress is pointing to the correct php.ini (it is).

STILL IGNORED BY BITNAMI. PHP INFO SAYS IT'S POINTED TO THE RIGHT PHP.INI FILE BUT IGNORES THE REAL MAX UPLOAD VALUE AND SHOWS MAX UPLOAD VALUE AS 80M

WTF!?

I of course also restarted the server, restarted apache, and restarted the PHP service a bunch of times.

Does Bitnami have some kind of special hidden troll area where they set this value in a place it's not supposed to be so nobody can find and change it? That's the only explanation I can think of...

MichaelKre · Accepted Answer · 2024-01-21 15:47:59Z

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Is it possible that this was defined in the directory section of the Virtualhost (Apache2)? Example:

<VirtualHost *:80>
 ServerName www.test.com
 [...]
 php_admin_value upload_max_filesize 100M
 [...]
</VirtualHost>

answered Jan 21, 2024 at 15:47

MichaelKre

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escapetomars Over a year ago

Oh, maybe so, where's this located on the server?

MichaelKre Over a year ago

This is a good question that your server admin can answer for you.

escapetomars Over a year ago

I'm the server admin and I don't know where it is. What's bitnami's default location for this?

Andreas · Accepted Answer · 2025-02-28 12:29:36Z

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Yes, a real headache:

If you use the PHP-FPM, we need to modify the settings in the /opt/bitnami/apps/phpmyadmin/conf/php-fpm/php-settings.conf file:

php_value[upload_max_filesize]=80M php_value[post_max_size]=80M

answered Feb 28 at 12:29

Andreas

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pierpy Mar 1 at 19:26

Why FPM? There is no evidence in the question

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