Stack: laravel7.0.8 + nginx 1.14.2
I cannot upload files bigger than 1MB, files less than 1MB are uploaded successfully.
nginx log does not show anything useful
laravel log is empty
In laravel at my controller endpoint I die and dump the validated data. If the file is less than 1 MB I get the dd() printout as expected. If the uploaded file is larger and 1MB no dd() message is displayed, the browser 'flashes' no page reload is initiated.
I tried the following, without success:
In the /etc/nginx/nginx.conf I added client_max_body_size 100M;
Then ran: nginx -s reload && nginx service restart
So my questions:
Is there anything else I can do to change the max body size ?
Are there a way to check any logs that can point in the right direction ?
Solved it by updating the php.ini file on the server.
In the php.ini the following parameters have to be changed:
post_max_size
upload_max_filesize
max_file_upload
If those three are not updated accordingly Laravel does not recognize the file and file related functions do not work.
When running nginx the php.ini file can be found by running the command:
php --ini
On nginx look for php-fpm.conf This is the file which has to be updated.
In order for the changes to be loaded the process has to be reloaded. On Debian the command is:
service php7.3-fpm reload
You will have to see what is the name of your php process. To see all process and find you php process you can use:
service --status-all
I'm getting a 413 Request Entity Too Large error when I try to upload a large image (~1MB) to my Laravel api. The solution everyone gives is to modify the /etc/nginx/nginx.conf file, but I can´t seem to be able to find that file. Where is it exactly located? I'm using Windows 10 and Laravel 6.8.
There is no /etc/nginx/ directory on windows because this is a path in Linux operating system, in windows you either have installed XAMP or WAMP for both of them you need to increase upload_max_filesize and post_max_size in your php.ini file, follow this Article to change php.ini for XAMP and it's very similar to WAMP
"/etc/nginx" is for linux. In Windows maybe you are using Xampp (which uses Apache instead Nginx). You may not even be using Apache because you probably run the application with php artisan serve. I recommend you check php settings in for c:\xampp\php\php.ini (edit upload_max_filesize and post_max_size directives)
More info:
https://www.keycdn.com/support/413-request-entity-too-large
I have recently got a mac an am not used to developing on a mac at all.
I have MAMP Pro 1.9.6.1. I did a locate on php.ini and got this:
$ locate php.ini
/Applications/MAMP/conf/php5.2/php.ini
/Applications/MAMP/conf/php5.3/php.ini
/Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/conf/php.ini
/private/etc/php.ini.default
I changed the name of all of them. Restarted MAMP. It loaded without a hitch (I know odd right?). I am using PHP version 5.2.
All of these files are now different names (done one by one for process of elimination).
So I figure restart the mac. Same, MAMP loaded no problems, even though all of the php.ini files had been move. On Lamp this that wouldn't even load. But either there is another php.ini file I'm missing (quite possible I don't know how to updatedb), MAMP is really intelligent and just pulls in all of them (less likely) or it doesn't use one.
Note: If this doesn't help, check below for Ricardo Martins' answer.
Create a PHP script with <?php phpinfo() ?> in it, run that from your browser, and look for the value Loaded Configuration File. This tells you which php.ini file PHP is using in the context of the web server.
I'm not sure if in MAMP (non-PRO) is the same, but MAMP overrides the modified php.ini everytime it starts.
In my case, I needed to use the MAMP menu to change my php.ini file (File -> Edit Template -> PHP -> PHP 5.xx -> php.ini).
To be clearer (as i read this thread but didn't SEE the solution, also if it was here!), I have the same problem and found the cause: I were modifying the wrong php.ini!
Yes, there are 2 php.ini files in MAMP:
Applications/MAMP/conf/php5.5.10/php.ini
Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.5.10/conf/php.ini
The right php.ini file is the second: Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.5.10/conf/php.ini
To prove this, create a .php file (call it as you like, for example "info.php") and put into it a simple phpinfo()
<?php
echo phpinfo();
Open it in your browser and search for "Loaded Configuration File": mine is "/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.5.10/conf/php.ini"
The error was here; i edited Applications/MAMP/conf/php5.5.10/php.ini but this is the wrong file to modify! Infact, the right php.ini file is the one in the bin directory.
Take care of this so small difference that caused me literally 1 and a half hours of headaches!
The file you have to edit is in MAMP Pro and uses the php.ini file everytime it starts up.
Start MAMP PRO
Edit File > Edit Templates > PHP 5.3.2 php.ini
Restart MAMP Pro
Your changes should stick.
I don't know if you ever found an answer to this but I DIDN'T need MAMP PRO to do this. Simply goto the correct path by following what others have said. It's something like...
MAMP-> bin-> php-> php(your php version)-> conf-> php.ini
The key here is where you're editing the file. I was making the mistake of editing the commented part of the ini file. You actually have to scroll down to LINE #472 where it says "display_errors = Off and change it to On. Hope this helps any
Just run the following command from your terminal, it will show you your Loaded Configuration File easiest way I have ever found.
php --ini
Change /Applications/MAMP/conf/php5.2/php.ini if you are using 5.2 version of php. If you are using the 5.3 php version, edit the /Applications/MAMP/conf/php5.3/php.ini.
If you are using OSX Lion or OSX Mountain Lion, I recommend you using the default installation of apache and php.
Greets!
After running the MAMP server, you have php info link in toolbar
Once click, You will get all information about php
Probably the fastest way to access the PHP.ini for the currently loaded version of PHP in MAMP PRO (v.4.2.1):
Open MAMP Pro
Click on "PHP" under the "Languages" section on the sidebar
Tap on the arrow button right next to the drop-down that lets you select the "Default Version" of PHP.
It depends on which version of PHP your MAMP is using. You can find it out on: /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/httpd.conf looking for the configured php5_module.
After that, as someone said before, you have to go to the bin folder. There you'll find a conf folder with a php.ini inside.
example: /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.10/conf
Leo
After going through all the solutions here, the easiest way to find the loaded php.ini file is to go into phpinfo on the loaded MAMP webpage, which will show you the loaded php.ini file.
This will also confirm if the parameters you change, like max_file_size, have updated correctly.
On my Mac, running MAMP I have a few locations that would be the likely php.ini, so I edited the memory_limit to different values in the 2 suspected files, to test which one effected the actual MAMP PHP INFO page details.
By doing that I was able to determine that this was the correct php.ini:
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php7.2.10/conf/php.ini
I only have the non-pro version of MAMP but just because it loads it doesn't mean the PHP file is being found/without errors.
I renamed my php.ini files and MAMP still started but Apache returned several errors.
What are you trying to change in your php.ini file?
I have checked all answers and of course I have used phpinfo() to check the exact location of php.ini. I don't see a File option in the menu bar on my mac. I changed both php.ini and php.ini.temp files in that folder. No vail.
Until I realized that I forgot to uncomment the modified always_populate_raw_post_data line.
I was struggling with this too. My changes weren't being reflected in phpInfo. It wasn't until I stopped my servers and then restarted them again that my changes actually took effect.
I have Linux Ubuntu 10.10 and when i run the below in a terminal:
php -i | grep php.ini
I got the loaded Configuration File => /etc/php5/cli/php.ini
While if I use phpinfo() in the browser it will be:
Loaded Configuration File /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
Which means that there are different ini files according to php_sapi_name!!
now the question is how can i set the same php.ini for all user agents (browser, cli, etc) without copying the same file to different locations!?
I don't think setting all the different php contexts to use the same config is a good idea in the first place but if you really want to, you could just have one php.ini and all the others be symbolic links.
I don't think there is a way to change php's behavior as to which file it will include without at the very least recompiling it.
sometimes you can have more than one php.ini to manage different interfaces or websites
for example you can have different php.ini for each website you host on your server by setting PHPINIDir in your virtualhost as below
<VirtualHost 10.24.11.2:80>
ServerName foo.com
ServerAlias www.foo.com
PHPINIDir /var/www/html/foo
</VirtualHost>
however, if you like to make only one php.ini for all interfaces, the only way is to use symlinks as below:
ln -s /etc/php5/cli/php.ini /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
You could use symlinks.
ln -s /etc/php5/cli/php.ini /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
What about replacing one of them with a symlink?
You can use symlinks (Apache is using this technique for sites-available and sites-enabled).
So navigate to
cd /etc/php5/
and copy your desired php.ini file there, then navigate to cli/ and apache2/ - remove php.ini (mv or rm it) and then run
cd /etc/php5/apache2
mv php.ini php.ini.bkp
ln -s php.ini ../php.ini
This will create a symlink to php.ini in your /etc/php5/apache2/ and /etc/php5/cli/ folders.
Note: It is a good practice to have diff. php.ini files, for cli there are few extensions that are not loadable and much more. :)
I set up include_path in php.ini.
Then I call phpinfo()
And include_path differs from that I specified in php.ini.
What can cause this?
I modified the same php.ini as specified in "Loaded Configuration File" in phpinfo() call.
php is called via apache module, I restarted apache - this also does not help.
I use Windows Vista, Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) PHP/5.3.1
I calls set_include_path("...") in the beginning of my php file, but this is good for temporary workaround only.
One possibility is that there's a .htaccess file somewhere that is getting in your way. You can override php.ini settings in .htaccess files. E.g, in your .htaccess:
php_value include_path <path>
Paste your include_path= entry from your php.ini. I know php.ini entries have to be on one line and you need to have your directories separated by colons, but otherwise theres no trick to it.
you need to make sure that your include_path starts with ".:" .