I copy-paste from
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Uploading_files
Q: Why do I get the message: "The file you uploaded seems to be empty.
This might be due to a typo in the file name. Please check whether you
really want to upload this file."
One reason for this is that something below mediawiki such as PHP or the
web server is limiting the size of http requests. See the next question.
Q: What affects the *maximum file size* that can be uploaded?
- Change "upload_max_filesize = <Number>M" in your php.ini file,
where <Number> is the limit in MBytes.
- Change "post_max_size =<Number>M" in your php.ini file as well and
restart apache.
- If this php4 parameter is too low, you get the error message "The
file you uploaded seems to be empty. This might be due to a typo in the file
name. Please check whether you really want to upload this file."
- Apache has a directive "LimitRequestBody", which controls the
maximum number of bytes allowed in ANY http request. If this limit is not
somewhat larger than upload_max_filesize, the above message will appear for
files near or above this limit. This directive may appear in various places
in the apache configuration files, or in an .htaccess file. The effect of
this directive may be global, or limited to a particular virtual host or
directory, depending on where it occurs. Consulting the Apache documentation
is advised if you run across this directive to understand how it is being
used.
Some distributions use this directive to guard against denial of service
attacks. For example the php module configuration for Apache2 on RedHat
limits the request body size to 524288
bytes<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=76976>76>.
Look at /etc/httpd/conf.d/php.conf. -- Other distributions may place the
directive in other places according to their individual configuration file
policies.
- MediaWiki's SpecialImport.php page has a hardcoded MAX_FILE_SIZEon the form that
you may need to increase manually.
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1]<http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/wikipedia/phase3/includes/Speci…
- PHP's memory_limit may also place a limit on the maximum file
size. See the note below if you find that you are getting a memory exhausted
error in the Apache error log.
2006/8/8, Green, Chris <chris.green(a)landg.com>om>:
I'm trying to upload a PDF file but get the
message 'The file you
uploaded
seems to be empty. This might be due to a typo in the file name. Please
check whether you really want to upload this file.'
I know the file isn't empty because if I open it up outside of the wiki,
there is plenty there, and it can't be due to a type in the file name as
I
obtain it via the browse button on the upload page.
Any ideas ?
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