File upload size change in Moodle

Windows XP and Server 2003 based Instructions

These instructions presume that you have downloaded the latest PHP 5.3.x Windows zip package and extracted it to C:\PHP. If you have installed PHP to another location then change all references to "C:\PHP" to the location you installed PHP too.

• Open C:\PHP
• Right Click the php.ini file in this folder and choose "Open with..." selecting your editor of choice.
• Press Ctrl + F and type "post_max_size" (click Find...", where needed)
• Change the value to the number of Mb you want your site to accept as uploads
• Press Ctrl + F and type "upload_max_filesize" (click Find...", where needed)
• Change the value to the number of Mb you want your site to accept as uploads
• Press Ctrl + F and type "max_execution_time" (click Find...", where needed)
• Change the value to 600
• Press Ctrl and S or the save button.
• Exit your editor.
• Restart your webserver to reload PHP with the edited changes.
  • For IIS
  • Open the Start Menu on your server and select "Run"
  • Type "iisreset /RESTART"
  • For Apache 2 and Windows XP
  • Go to Start > All Programs > Apache > Restart
  • For Apache 2 and Windows Server
  • The following command will work as long as you have installed Apache 2 as a service on your Windows Server
  • Open your Start Menu on your server and select "Run"
  • Type "httpd -k restart"

Your new file size limit should now appear in Administration > Security > Site Policies > Maximum uploaded file size

NOTE: These instructions also cover the Xampp Windows installer. Just replace C:\PHP with C:\Moodle\server\php and to restart your Moodle with a normal stop-start.