This can be done with the php.ini file. Here is how you do it:

Create a file under public_html and name it php.ini (if you do not have one yet.) Put the following in it:

upload_max_filesize = 5M

post_max_size = 5M

Replace the 5 with 20or less. If you are letting other people upload, a size cap protects your storage space from abuse/overuse.

You will then need to add this line to a .htaccess file:(Please replace “yourusername” with your cPanel user name an add to the end of the command line the folder(s) to the location of the php.ini file – Also there is a space between path and /home)

suPHP_ConfigPath /home/Yourusername/public_html

Now your PHP upload limit should be increased. It should also be mentioned that your results may vary if you are using shared website hosting.  Some shared web hosting providers might limit the upload size to prevent abuse.  If you have any questions, just ask them.

Step 1- Open up a text editor (such as Notepad or cPanel’s File Manager) and add in the lines you need and save the file.

Step 2- Using the cPanel’s File Manager or your FTP client you will need to upload the file to the location you need it. This is usually inside of your public_html folder.

Step 3- Rename the file to php.ini, and save. To protect the php.ini file, you can add these lines to your .htaccess file:

<Files php.ini>

order allow,deny

deny from all

</Files>

This way, it can not be displayed when somebody types in the file path into their browser.

Step 4- Also, in the .htaccess file, you will need to add the following line:

suPHP_ConfigPath /home/username/public_html

Replace username with your actual cPanel user name. This will tell your account where your php.ini file exists.

This list includes the php.ini directives you can set to configure your PHP setup:

• http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ini.list.php

Friendly Reminder: Adjusting the memory limit on the shared hosting plans is not suggested. Since you are on a shared hosting platform, your memory limits are pre-determined by the server you are hosting on, and trying to use more memory than you have assigned to you will cause you issues in the future.

There are a lot of good choices when it comes to picking your FTP client.  I have reviewed several via the website here and I am sure there are other good ones I haven’t looked at.  Personally, my favorite FTP client is FileZilla. You could also try out WS_FTP, SmartFTP, CuteFTP or a number of other choices there are out there.

Now that you have an FTP client, how do you get started? Well, instructions may vary depending on the FTP client you choose.  Here are the basic details you will need to input:

• Hostname: yourdomain.com
• Username: your account username
• Password: your account password
• Passive FTP: ON for linux accounts, OFF for Windows accounts

Should you use a web browser for FTP? I would suggest against it.  It can be done usually by going to ftp://yourdomain.com or ftp://user:pass@yourdomain.com/ but my best advice for you would be to get a FTP client to do the job for you.  If your webhost allows it, you might also want to set up secure FTP or FTP over a TLS connection.

Pen.io boasts that they are the fastest way to publish online, period. It is true, you can create a beautiful text-based page in seconds and then share it with whomever you wish to share it with too.  Here is a quick example of what the pages look like:

As you can see, they keep things very simple and lightweight.  Now, I wouldn’t say this would be the perfect way to publish an entire website – however it is handy if you want to share something you have written online – but don’t want to go through all the trouble of finding a fancy place to host it.  Just write it up, publish and share the link.  It really is super simple to do.

If you want to claim your own pen.io page, head on over to their website.  If you publish anything with it, be sure to leave a link to it in the comments too!

Now to get to all the geeky details, for those of you wondering…

First things first, I would like to thank LayeredTech (and formerly FastServers.net before the merger) for hosting my websites for free.  I was with them for years, but here in the last few months – I really started to outgrow the free sponsored hosting environment.

So, who’s VPS plan did I decide to go with? I signed up with Site5 (yes, that same place that I work).  They offered the most bang for their buck with the VPS1 plan – and I really liked the fact that they do 100% of the management.  This means they take care of all the updates, security, monitoring and more. For $53 a month, you too can get:

• 736 MB of Memory
• 40GB of Disk Space
• 600 GB of Bandwidth
• 30 Days of Remote Guaranteed Backups

Ok, that is about as infomercial as I am going to get here.  So I hope you all forgive me for the time it took me to transfer the files from my old host to my new one (I elected to move my own files, even though Site5 offers free migrations.  What would I learn if I let them do it? *snicker*) and you keep enjoying the daily goodness I have to offer across mitchkeeler.com, mitchelaneous.com, firefoxfacts.com and webhostingshow.com.

Oh, and if you haven’t yet – join the Mitch’s Projects Facebook Fan Page!

Want to do a little file sharing via Twitter?  The new service FileTwt does just that.  You can now easily upload and tweet about your files for free.

You can quickly share any file that is up to 20MB in size with your entire Twitter network or just a single follower.  All you do to get things to work is give the FileTwt web site your Twitter details, find the file you want to upload, and then tweet away.  Your newest tweet that you send out will have a special link attached that will let those who got the message download the file in question.

To get started, head over to FileTwt’s web site, and get signed up or try out the limited services for people who do not sign up for the extra features.  File sharing via Twitter has never been easier.

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• Host Improvement – Episode 179
• Domain Name Dictionary – Episode 180
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Going all the way back to 2005, there are over 180 podcasts in all uploaded on the site, and ready to be listened to.  If there is ever a topic you would like to hear more about – I am all ears, and always welcome to feedback.

All you have to do is select the file you wish to upload, select the services you would like to upload to, and then the upload button will generate your single download link.  Which free file sharing services are supported?

• Rapidshare
• Megaupload
• Easy Share
• DepositFile
• ZShare
• FlyUpload
• and 6 more file hosts!

Once you get the download link, you can easily share it with your friends on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and other networking platforms.  If you are in search of an easy way to make a few mirror downloads for the free file you wish to distribute, Upload Mirrors is well worth bookmarking.

Sharing your images has never been easier with the thanks of imgur.  No, this isn’t just a tribute to the fact that all the good names are taken.  Imgur makes image sharing as easy as it can.  You have a browse box, where you can select your picture from, then you continue.  The requirements are it has to be under 2MB, and in the jpg, gif, or png format. 

Have any more questions?  The FAQ would be a good place to start.  Overall I like easy, I like simple so I like imgur for free photo sharing.

How do you use it?

• Go to Pict.com main page
• Click any of the "Upload image" buttons and browse to find image(s) that you want to upload

After a short while, your image(s) will be uploaded. To share uploaded image move the mouse over the image and click "Share it" link. To view uploaded image just click on image thumbnail.  The JPG, GIF and PNG image file formats are supported.  Also at this time there no limit to the number of files you can upload and share.

To help out with ease of use, they even thrown in Firefox add-on. Overall, I would say this web site is well worth checking out if you are in search of a quick and light image hosting tool.