Tamaño de archivo subido

Probablemente la pregunta más frecuente en los foros de uso de Moodle en inglés y en otros idiomas sea "¿Cómo aumento el tamaño máximo de archivos que pueden subirse?" Los cambios que necesitan hacerse son los mismos para todas las versiones de Moodle; solamente que en diferentes sistemas operativos (Linux versus Windows) necesitan hacerse en sitios diferentes. El tamaño de los archivos subidos está restringido en varias formas y cada una en esta lista restringe lo siguiente:

A nivel del servidor
A nivel del sitio Moodle
A nivel del curso
A nivel de actividad

Este es un tema polémico, principalmente porque uno pensaría que debería de poderse configurar dentro de Moodle. Desafortunadamente, esto no funciona así, estos son asuntos del Entorno que deben configurarse en las carpetas del servidor y de PHP; Moodle no puede trabajar afera de Moodle mismo..

Acceso físico al servidor

These instructions assume you have full physical and administrative access to your server. If you are using a hosted server then you will probably need to look into other ways to increase your file upload size.

There are positives and negatives to both methods below. If you modify the php.ini file then the changes will effect all php applications on your server. Since PHP5 you can only have one php.ini file on your server. The php.ini method will work with all web servers though. The .htaccess method will only effect the folder and all subfolders that it is placed in, but you must have certain settings enabled in Apache.

Cómo funciona la restricción del tamaño del archivos

The Host may set a limit on the maximum file upload size in the Server environment, which you may override if the Host allows you to. PHP has a setting that it uses to limit the size of the file that it handles in upload. The Host has set that figure in the php.ini based on their particular perceptions and their clientele need. This size appears in Moodle in the Administration > Security > Site Policies > Maximum uploaded file size drop-down combo box. You can change this at any time to suit your site need. In the Course Settings page, there is also a further restriction that can be made. At no time can the Course setting over-ride the Site setting, nor can the Site setting over-ride the php.ini setting, which cannot over-ride the Server setting. The only exception to this rule is that you can manipulate both the Server and the PHP settings, and how to do that is described below.

Modificando el archivo php.ini

These instructions show you how to change the file upload size by editing your php.ini file.

Instrucciones para Ubuntu Linux

These instructions assume that you have installed the standard Moodle package, PHP 5 and Apache 2 via apt-get and left it all as a default install. If you have compiled yourself I presume that you will know where your php.ini files are!

You need to edit the following three settings in your php.ini file located at: /etc/php5/apache2/

• Type "sudo nano /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini"
• Press Ctrl and W and type "post_max_size"
• Change the value to the number of Mb you want your site to accept as uploads
• Press Ctrl and W and type "upload_max_filesize"
• Change the value to the number of Mb you want your site to accept as uploads
• Press Ctrl and W and type "max_execution_time"
• Change the value to 600
• Press Ctrl and O
• Press Ctrl and X
• Type sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Your new file size limit should now appear in Administration > Security > Site Policies > Maximum uploaded file size

Instrucciones para XAMPP o Mac

These are instructions for how to do this for Moodle on a Mac using the XAMPP sample download package available. (This is not for a OS X production server.)

• Close down Apache and MySQL if they are running via the XAMPP Control app and close the XAMPP Control app
• Open Finder and go to Applications
• Navigate down and open the folder XAMPP / xamppfiles / etc
• Open the file php.ini with TextEdit (or another plain text editor)
• Search for the post_max_size setting and up this from 128M (the default) to more; 500M is the maximum
• Do the same for upload_max_filesize (make the numbers the same)
• Search for the max execution_time setting and up this to 300 (or more if you get timeouts on uploads)
• Save the php.ini file
• restart Apache and MySQL as usual

Note: You may get a "permission denied" error when saving the php.ini file unless you are logged in with admin access to your Mac. To work around this, you can set the /etc directory in which the php.ini file is located to be writable temporarily. For how to do that, see here or here.

Instrucciones para Windows XP y Windows Server 2003

These instructions presume that you have downloaded the latest PHP 5.3.x Windows zip package and extracted it to C:\PHP. If you have installed PHP to another location then change all references to "C:\PHP" to the location you installed PHP too.

Download and install any text editor that can save the file in a UTF-8 format, Crimson Editor is one such, NotePad++ is another, use that instead of either Wordpad or Notepad! The issue is that WordPad or Notepad will include hidden characters that may not be compatible with the requirements of PHP.

• Open C:\PHP
• Right Click the php.ini file in this folder and choose "Open with..." selecting your editor of choice.
• Press Ctrl + F and type "post_max_size" (click Find...", where needed)
• Change the value to the number of Mb you want your site to accept as uploads
• Press Ctrl + F and type "upload_max_filesize" (click Find...", where needed)
• Change the value to the number of Mb you want your site to accept as uploads
• Press Ctrl + F and type "max_execution_time" (click Find...", where needed)
• Change the value to 600
• Press Ctrl and S or the save button.
• Exit your editor.
• Restart your webserver to reload PHP with the edited changes.
  • For IIS
  • Open the Start Menu on your server and select "Run"
  • Type "iisreset /RESTART"
  • For Apache 2 and Windows XP
  • Go to Start > All Programs > Apache > Restart
  • For Apache 2 and Windows Server
  • The following command will work as long as you have installed Apache 2 as a service on your Windows Server
  • Open your Start Menu on your server and select "Run"
  • Type "httpd -k restart"

Your new file size limit should now appear in Administration > Security > Site Policies > Maximum uploaded file size

NOTE: These instructions also cover the Xampp Windows installer. Just replace C:\PHP with C:\Moodle\server\php and to restart your Moodle with a normal stop-start.

Modificando el archivo de configuración de Apache

Instrucciones para Ubuntu Linux

You may also need to edit the config.php file in the moodle directory:

• Type "gksudo nautilus" to get root permissions
• Navigate to /etc/moodle
• Open apache.conf
• Go to the "<IfModule mod_php5.c>" section
• Change "php_value upload_max_filesize = 2M" to a higher value
• Change "php_value post_max_size = 2M" to a higher value
• Go to the "<IfModule mod_php4.c>" section
• Change "php_value upload_max_filesize = 2M" to a higher value
• Change "php_value post_max_size = 2M" to a higher value
• Save file
• Type sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Modificando el archivo .htaccess

The following instructions will only work on an Apache web server, and also the Apache server must have Overrides allowed. Traditionally, you could only use .htaccess files when PHP was run as a module of Apache, but with Apache 2.2, this appears to no longer be the case. You can now use the .htaccess file in either module or cgi forms. As well, allowing the use of .htaccess files will cause a performance hit on the server, not a desirable outcome either - so check with your Host.

The .htaccess file is a distributed configuration file, that is, it can be used on a per-folder basis to configure each user's folder and sub-folders. You cannot alter the "AllowOverrides" directive in the Apache configuration file with a .htaccess file, only the Host can set that manually. Usually the Host will place a .htaccess file into your site Root if they do allow you to override the server settings. You can edit it the same as below, and the overrides you set will work. Alternatively, you may create your own .htaccess file in your text editor. It may also be called something else, like .config. If you have any file that starts with a ., you might want to open it in your text editor, just out of curiosity.

Create a file called .htaccess in Moodle's main directory (where 'index.php' is located, not the 'moodledata' directory) that contains the following information:

php_value upload_max_filesize 20971520
php_value post_max_size 20971520
php_value max_execution_time 600

20971520 is the integer value for 20Mb. You can use the following site to convert MegaBytes to Bytes.

For a more complete description of how to edit the .htacess file, look at this page, Apache Tutorial: .htaccess files

Modificando la configuración de IIS 7.0/7.5(Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2)

First increase activity and request time outs (allows large files to succeed on slow connections)

FastCGI Settings > Edit (Right-click on PHP application)
Set Process Model > Activity Timeout to '3600' (one hour)
Set Process Model > Request Timeout to '3600' (one hour)

Next set 'Maximum allowed content length'

Request Filtering > Edit Feature Settings:
Set 'Maximum allowed content length' to your desired file size (in bytes) e.g. '536870912' for 512MB (default is approximately 28.6MB)

Servidor alojado (hosted)

Things can be a little different with a hosted server for uploaded and downloaded file size. You are probably going to to be told to create or change a .htaccess file, or to modify a php.ini file.

It might be a good idea to talk to with your service provider before you attempt anything. They probably have instructions on "how to" and may have their own limits for uploaded file size. Some hosts measure the file size in gigabytes and others in megabytes. If you are unhappy with their limits, then check your contract and consider changing your provider to one that has a limit and price that you like.

.htaccess con servidor alojado (hosted)

The one purpose of an .htaccess file is to override the the current limitations of both the server and the php.ini file. Your hosted server should inform you where that file needs be placed in your Moodle, but generally in the root is sufficient. They may already have a standard file you can use, if so, use it - but perhaps not.

To the .htaccess file add the lines:

 php_value upload_max_filesize 128M
 php_value post_max_size 128M
 

This will limit uploads to 128MB, but you can make it any size you agree with your provider. The wording may vary slightly, according to the demands of the server.

php.ini con servidor alojado (hosted)

Some servers will not allow you to change the moodle root .htaccess file and tell you to use a php.ini file for php directives. Here you can use the instruction located in the section above called Modifying the php.ini file.

Find the php.ini file in your moodle subfolder on your hosted server. You might want to copy the file as a backup just in case. Edit php.ini, find "upload_max_filesize" and post_max_size in the code. After the = change the number. Here the max filesize is 20 megabytes.

upload_max_filesize = 20M
post_max_size = 20M

Still not changed? Some hosts using cpanel have a php config program under services/software. Use the "Single php.ini" option and make sure you note the location of the php.ini file to modify. This changes the .htaccess file in the same area and thus the server limit for all programs using php.

Vea también

• Administration FAQ Doc page
• Site Policies Doc page
• Using Moodle Detailed instructions to increase the maximum allowed size for uploaded files forum discussion
• Using Moodle Instructions to increase maximum allowed size on hosted servers forum discussion
• Using Moodle Help on changing the maximum upload size when installing Moodle via apt-get forum discussion

Vea https://docs.moodle.org/24/en/File_upload_size