[SOLVED] urgent problem uploading large files - new insights?

[platko]

Desperately seeking for a solution, I wonder if anybody has found out something new about this

I need to upload mp4 video files to processwire, ~400MB each

The maximum I can get uploaded ok is ~120MB

With bigger files, the progress bar goes up to 100% the normal way, but then stays red forever. On the server I can't find any trace of the file nor any error message

Tried various php settings, the latest being:

upload_max_filesize 600M
post_max_size 600M
memory_limit 1600M
max_execution_time 600
max_input_time 600

It's no option to have the customer upload in a different way and integrate the file manually as he wants to upload at any time instantly

I've read these postings:

https://processwire.com/talk/topic/2194-flie-upload-max-file-size/

https://processwire.com/talk/topic/2190-max-file-size-for-uploading-a-file/

https://processwire.com/talk/topic/6267-problem-uploading-large-files/

https://processwire.com/talk/topic/7752-huge-file-uploading-problem/

Any idea highly appreciated, thanks in advance

Running ProcessWire 3.0.62 on Debian wheezy in case that matters

Edit: In case you're wondering why not using youtube or the like – these are short documentations of theater performances that need to be password protected for copyright reasons

[Jonathan Lahijani]

When you changed the settings in php.ini, did they in fact apply?  You might want to double check by outputting phpinfo().

[platko]

Thanks Jonathan, yes, I checked phpinfo()

[Jonathan Lahijani]

Try doubling the values above?  How long does it take to upload 400mb on your server?

[platko]

Wow! Indeed! That did it:

upload_max_filesize 1200M
post_max_size 1200M
memory_limit 3200M
max_execution_time 1200
max_input_time 1200

420MB upload ok. Fortunately, this is a dynamic cloud server, so increasing the memory was no problem at all.

Tomorrow, I'll test how much I can go down again.

Thanks so much for the idea Jonathan, I wouldn't have tried this without your suggestion

The upload took about 6 minutes