How to Fix WordPress Error “The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini”

There are many ways to fix this error, in this article, I will show you how to fix it by updating “.htaccess” file.

CHECK YOUR CURRENT LIMITATIONS:

From your WordPress Dashboard: Tools -> Site Health -> Info -> Media Handling

You would see some Max size setup here, If you try to upload a file bigger than the current value, it will throw an error for sure.

Step 1: Go to your WordPress folder and open the file “.htaccess”

Step 2: Adding some new lines, below is an example set new value to 50M, you can set whatever number that you want

php_value upload_max_filesize 50M
php_value post_max_size 50M

As below screenshot

Step 3: Save the file and check the Media Handling again

Now you should be able to upload the file and the issue should gone.