Increase max file upload size on WordPress

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Check the current max file upload size

Open Media -> Add New Media in the admin panel of wordpress. The max upload size is shown at the bottom.

Install WordPress Plugin to Check the Parameters

I found “Wp Maximum Upload File Size” plugin to work great to examine all the parameters that need to be set. It’s a great tool to validate if everything is set correctly including for the following steps.

Update php.ini if the limit is set by PHP

Edit /etc/php/8.1/fpm/php.ini
Update the following

upload_max_filesize 256M
post_max_size 256M
max_execution_time 300
max_input_time 300

Then reload php config

sudo /etc/init.d/php8.1-fpm restart

You could check if the config is updated successfully using a php file with

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Install php zipArchive

Check if zip is installed via php -m. If it’s not installed, install it

sudo apt-get install -y php-zip

Lastly, restart caddy and php

sudo /etc/init.d/php8.1-fpm restart
sudo systemctl reload caddy

Enjoy!

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