<p>Craft has a <a href="https://craftcms.com/docs/config-settings#maxUploadFileSize" rel="nofollow noreferrer">maxUploadFileSize</a> config setting, but it is set to 16MB by default.  Maybe someone has changed it to 8MB for your install, though.  It would be in <code>craft/config/general.php</code>.</p>

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2017-09-19T20:45:58.210Z
i didn't see a maxUploadFileSize in my general.php but i added it and set it to 200MB and it's still giving me the same error.
DZIEY3
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2017-09-19T21:15:27.323Z
There's nothing else in Craft that would be limiting file upload sizes, so it must be something environmental.  Does your box have anything like Suhosin or mod_security installed?  They provide their own additional settings.
Brad Bell
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2017-09-22T23:55:49.903Z
it was an option in my cpanel php settings, post_max_size was what was limiting it to 8MB
DZIEY3
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2017-09-18T23:17:50.077Z
2017-09-18T23:17:50.077Z
Brad Bell
<p>I'm trying to upload a 40MB video through the assets tab in the admin panel, but I get an error saying "The file "x.mp4" could not be uploaded, because it exceeds the maximum upload size of 8.0 MB."
In my php.ini file it looks like I've got it set to 265MB and i'm not sure where else to check. Here's what my php.ini file looks like:</p>

<pre><code>allow_url_fopen = Off
allow_url_include = Off
display_errors = Off
enable_dl = Off
file_uploads = On
max_execution_time = 30
max_input_time = 60
max_input_vars = 1000
memory_limit = 128M
session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440
session.save_path = "/var/cpanel/php/sessions/ea-php71"
upload_max_filesize = 256M
</code></pre>

<assets><upload>
8MB memory limit on asset uploads?
# 8MB memory limit on asset uploads?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-18)

I'm trying to upload a 40MB video through the assets tab in the admin panel, but I get an error saying "The file "x.mp4" could not be uploaded, because it exceeds the maximum upload size of 8.0 MB."
In my php.ini file it looks like I've got it set to 265MB and i'm not sure where else to check. Here's what my php.ini file looks like:
allow_url_fopen = Off
allow_url_include = Off
display_errors = Off
enable_dl = Off
file_uploads = On
max_execution_time = 30
max_input_time = 60
max_input_vars = 1000
memory_limit = 128M
session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440
session.save_path = "/var/cpanel/php/sessions/ea-php71"
upload_max_filesize = 256M

**Tags:** assets, upload

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Craft has a [maxUploadFileSize](https://craftcms.com/docs/config-settings#maxUploadFileSize) config setting, but it is set to 16MB by default. Maybe someone has changed it to 8MB for your install, though. It would be in `craft/config/general.php`.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: i didn't see a maxUploadFileSize in my general.php but i added it and set it to 200MB and it's still giving me the same error.  
> **username_1**: There's nothing else in Craft that would be limiting file upload sizes, so it must be something environmental.  Does your box have anything like Suhosin or mod_security installed?  They provide their own additional settings.  
> **username_0**: it was an option in my cpanel php settings, post_max_size was what was limiting it to 8MB  

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