PHP / Nginx: set max file upload and post size

Firstly, you need to locate your php.ini file. In this example, our php.ini file is located in /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini

sudo nano /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini

In nano, press CTRL + W and search for upload_max_filesize and change the value to 64M (for 64 megabytes).

...
upload_max_filesize = 64M
...

Press CTRL + W again and search for post_max_size and change the value to 64M (for 64 megabytes).

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post_max_size = 64M
...

Save file and exit. (Press CTRL + X, press Y and then press ENTER

Now restart PHP-FPM

service php7.0-fpm restart

You may also need to edit the Nginx configuration file.

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