I need some help here. I need a php script that will upload an mp3 to the server. But the thing is the server will only accept 2 mb files for uploading. How can I upload the mp3 in sections of 1.5 mb at a time? So when it gets done the mp3 is the full 4 mb and is on the server?

Any other sugestions or ways to get around this problem please feel free to tell me

Get a file splitter.

Or if you have access to the php.ini file, edit the upload size.

Or possible zip/rar the file?

or get a better server

no I don't have access to the php.ini (if I did I would not be psting here) and Ddunk I need the mp3 in full not in a zip.

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Originaly posted by: SikStyles
or get a better server

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Without splitting or zipping it on the client end, theres really no way arround it because PHP limits it and there is no way to split it on the server durring file upload.

Ok how about if I connect to the FTP with PHP?

I'm sure I read somewhere about a way to overcome the PHP upload limit - it basically just looped over the upload statement or something. Not sure how it worked and I can't find the article again.

How could I use ini_set to get past the limit?

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ini-set.php

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Originally posted by comments on that same page
Many settings, although they do get set, have no influence in your script.... like upload_max_filesize will get set but uploaded files are already passed to your PHP script before the settings are changed.

Also other settings, set by ini_set(), may be to late because of this (post_max_size etc.).
beware, try settings thru php.ini or .htaccess.

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Just use another free hosting server? That's what I'm doing for my World of Warcraft Guild site. I'm uploading all the images and music and whatnot onto a free host, then using GuildPortal to put everything together. Why don't I just host the site on the free server? Because Guildportal allows me to do a bunch of things that I cannot do if I host my own site, such as ally with other guilds.

Ok I figured out how to do it with the .htaccess file

you have to add this line to the .htaccess
php_value upload_max_filesize "5M"

You change the 5M to what ever amount you want to be able to upload.

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Originally posted by DJeX
Ok I figured out how to do it with the .htaccess file

you have to add this line to the .htaccess
php_value upload_max_filesize "5M"

You change the 5M to what ever amount you want to be able to upload.

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Note, if you use PHP 4.3 (possibly other 4.x versions) it's php_flag instead of php_value.

I use version 4.3.9 and it works fine.

That's true. It works fine with php_value. Isn't it the other way around? php_flags for the older versions? It reminds me of a few years ago.

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Originally posted by Leo
That's true. It works fine with php_value. Isn't it the other way around? php_flags for the older versions? It reminds me of a few years ago.

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php_flag is for changing boolean values, php_value is for everything else...

http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php