How to handle multiple file uploads in PHP without hitting the max file size limit?
I've looked through the documentation and I'm still confused about This might be a silly question, but Currently developing a file upload feature in a PHP application, and I've run into a challenge regarding multiple file uploads. The goal is to allow users to upload several files at once, but I’m running into issues when the total size exceeds the `upload_max_filesize` limit set in `php.ini`. I initially set up a form like this: ```html <form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"> <input type="file" name="files[]" multiple> <input type="submit" value="Upload"> </form> ``` In my `upload.php` script, I’ve been using a loop to handle each file upload separately: ```php if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') { foreach ($_FILES['files']['tmp_name'] as $key => $tmp_name) { $file_name = $_FILES['files']['name'][$key]; $file_tmp = $_FILES['files']['tmp_name'][$key]; move_uploaded_file($file_tmp, "uploads/" . $file_name); } } ``` This works fine with smaller files, but testing with larger files shows that the upload fails once the total size exceeds the server limit. I’ve considered increasing the `upload_max_filesize` and `post_max_size` in `php.ini`, but I want to ensure that this approach is scalable and won’t cause issues for users with larger files in the future. Is there an efficient way to handle this situation? Would it be better to implement chunked uploads, or is there another approach I could take that allows for multiple files without problems? Any insights or examples would be greatly appreciated! Am I missing something obvious? For context: I'm using Php on macOS. I'd really appreciate any guidance on this.