Increase upload max size in Nextcloud

[zjuhasz]

I'm getting an error when I try to upload large files (it won't tell me which file is failing so I'm not exactly sure how large) to Nextcloud. I think it has something to do with a general php setting (php.ini) and not something set in Nextcloud itself but I have no experience with php so I'm not sure.

I think if I can get the associated attribute here "Upload max size" to increase it will solve my problem but I don't know how to set it. This is under settings -> administration -> system

[nebulon]

You can edit the htaccess file using the file manager into the app or the /app/data/htaccess file when using the webterminal and add

php_value upload_max_filesize 10G

to the <IfModule mod_php7.c> section (adjust the 10G to whatever works for your case)

Then just refresh the browser and you should see the value updated.

[zjuhasz]

I think that worked, thanks. By the way, unrelated issue but it looks like the file browser is having trouble. When I go to file manager in Nextcloud config it says "Cloudron error file not found". This apps data was moved to a different disk on the system from the install disk so that might have something to do with it.

Anyway I added the setting you said using the console and it seems to be working.

[nebulon]

Indeed that is a known bug and you can track that at https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/box/-/issues/722
We will fix this hopefully for version 5.5

[girish]

This is fixed in 5.5. Should be out late this week or early next week.

[rcdncn]

@nebulon I just tried this myself and when I refreshed the browser the the php value did not update. I don't have to restart any services for this to take effect?

[rcdncn]

@rcdncn

An update. I goofed and it's working now. My first try I navigated to app/data/.htaccess and there was no

<IfModule mod_php7.c>

I noticed that there is both and htaccess and a .htaccess and I was in the incorrect file.

[SolarSimon]

Hi there,
I followed this discription:

@nebulon said in Increase upload max size in Nextcloud:

You can edit the htaccess file using the file manager into the app or the /app/data/htaccess file when using the webterminal and add

php_value upload_max_filesize 10G

to the <IfModule mod_php7.c> section (adjust the 10G to whatever works for your case)

Then just refresh the browser and you should see the value updated.

Is this still the correct and up-to-date method in the current Cloudron Nextcloud app?
Or has anything changed with newer PHP or app versions?

I also tried the instructions from the official documentation:
https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/configuration_files/big_file_upload_configuration.html

Nextcloud comes with its own nextcloud/.htaccess file. Because php-fpm can’t read PHP settings in .htaccess these settings must be set in the nextcloud/.user.ini file.

Does this also apply to Nextcloud on Cloudron?
If so, where is the .user.ini file located within the Cloudron setup?

Thanks!

[james]

Hello @SolarSimon

Yes you can still use the described method with editing the /app/data/htaccess file.
Example excerpt from the /app/data/htaccess file limiting the upload to 1 KB:

<IfModule mod_php.c>
  php_value default_charset 'UTF-8'
  php_value output_buffering 0
  php_value upload_max_filesize 1K
  <IfModule mod_env.c>
    SetEnv htaccessWorking true
  </IfModule>
</IfModule>

This can then also be checked in https://$YOUR-DOMAIN/settings/admin/serverinfo: