PHP get actual maximum upload size

Question

When using

ini_get(\"upload_max_filesize\");

it actually gives you the string specified in the php.ini file.

It is not good to use

Answer 1

Here is the full solution. It takes care of all traps like the shorthand byte notation and also considers post_max_size:

/**
* This function returns the maximum files size that can be uploaded 
* in PHP
* @returns int File size in bytes
**/
function getMaximumFileUploadSize()  
{  
    return min(convertPHPSizeToBytes(ini_get('post_max_size')), convertPHPSizeToBytes(ini_get('upload_max_filesize')));  
}  

/**
* This function transforms the php.ini notation for numbers (like '2M') to an integer (2*1024*1024 in this case)
* 
* @param string $sSize
* @return integer The value in bytes
*/
function convertPHPSizeToBytes($sSize)
{
    //
    $sSuffix = strtoupper(substr($sSize, -1));
    if (!in_array($sSuffix,array('P','T','G','M','K'))){
        return (int)$sSize;  
    } 
    $iValue = substr($sSize, 0, -1);
    switch ($sSuffix) {
        case 'P':
            $iValue *= 1024;
            // Fallthrough intended
        case 'T':
            $iValue *= 1024;
            // Fallthrough intended
        case 'G':
            $iValue *= 1024;
            // Fallthrough intended
        case 'M':
            $iValue *= 1024;
            // Fallthrough intended
        case 'K':
            $iValue *= 1024;
            break;
    }
    return (int)$iValue;
}      

This is an error-free version of this source: http://www.smokycogs.com/blog/finding-the-maximum-file-upload-size-in-php/ .