HTTP error for larger files (perhaps while crunching?)

  • Hi everyone,

    Thanks so much in advance for your advice. I feel like I’ve tried just about everything, but I’m still getting an “HTTP error” when I upload files about 1.5MB or larger. It also happens when I upload files that have large dimensions, even though the file size is pretty small, which leads me to believe it has more to do with the dimensions than the file size. For example, I got the error when uploading a file that was 303KB but the dimensions were 2394x2052px.

    I just installed WordPress about 2 weeks ago, so I should have the latest everything and I hardly have any plug-ins so that shouldn’t be the problem.

    I am using 1and1 for my host.

    I worked with my host to see if the problem was on their end, and they increased the upload limit to 2GB (way more than I need) and restarted the server on their end, which did not resolve the problem. Before they increased the upload limit, I was getting a message that just said something along the lines of “Error. Please try uploading the file again at a later time.” Now with the larger file limit, I get an error that just says “HTTP error.”

    Other things I have tried:
    I added this code at the top of the .htaccess file:
    AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

    I added this line to my wp-config.php file:
    define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’64M’);

    I added this line to my php.ini file:
    memory_limit = 64M;

    I’ve tried uploading files on Firefox, Chrome, and IE – all with the same results. When I use the built-in uploader in any of the browsers to try to upload larger files, it just times out and it won’t return to any page – it’s just blank.

    I’ve uploaded these larger files successfully through the WebspaceExplorer with 1and1, but they won’t show up in my WordPress media library even though they’re in the same directory as the smaller files that I uploaded directly through WordPress.

    Also, I’m using the Enfold theme – not sure if that has anything to do with this problem or not.

    A lot of the advice I’m finding in my search is from several years ago, so if there’s anything new I should know, let me know.

    Any other suggestions for things to try? Is there any other media upload plug-in out there that may help me get around this problem? I’m willing to try anything…

    Thanks!!

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  • I’ve uploaded these larger files successfully through the WebspaceExplorer with 1and1, but they won’t show up in my WordPress media library even though they’re in the same directory as the smaller files that I uploaded directly through WordPress.

    Yep, WordPress won’t “see” files that aren’t uploaded via the uploader which puts data into the database.

    If you first upload them to another directory on your server, you should be able to use this plugin to move them to the media library:

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/add-from-server/

    You might want to try deactivating all plugins and switching to Twenty Fifteen theme just to see if it makes any difference in this issue or not.

    Thread Starter rreyes

    (@rreyes)

    Thanks WPyogi! I’ll try that plugin. Fortunately I don’t have a ton of files that I need to have with a relatively high resolution, so hopefully this will be a good workaround.

    Thread Starter rreyes

    (@rreyes)

    Alright, I tried this plugin and I can only see the files that are a smaller size. The larger files that I’ve been having problems with won’t import correctly. I don’t get an error code using the plugin, but I get the same blank image in the media library for the larger files that I get when I use the WordPress uploader.

    Anything else I could try?

    Thanks!

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