Can not increase file upload size WAMP

Question

I am using Wampserver (32 bits & PHP 5.5) 2.5. phpmyadmin inside of it is allowing me to import database of max 128mib and execution time is low.

In WAMPServer

Answer 1

With a database backup file that big it would be easier to use the MYSQL Console to restore this database. It does not have any of the size and runtime limitations that a php script does.

Using the wampmanager icon in the system tray you do this

wampmanager -> MYSQL -> MYSQL Console

click the MYSQL Console menu and it will run mysql.exe in a command windows.

It will challenge you for the root password first, so if you have not changed that MYSQL accounts password just hit enter

If you have changed the root password enter the password and hit Enter

Now at the mysql> command prompt enter

source C:/path/to/your/backup.sql

And mysql will run the restore for as long as it takes to complete the restore

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If you must use phpMyAdmin then you will need to amend the correct configurations to do that.

The phpMyAdmin alias contains these parameters for this very purpose and of course will override the standard php.ini setting of these parameters. Afterall you dont want to amend the php.ini for a restore you will only run maybe once, and affect the whole PHP environment permanantly.

The phpMyAdmin config can be found in \wamp\alias\phpmyadmin.conf

Alias /phpmyadmin "D:/wamp/apps/phpmyadmin4.7.0/"


    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
  AllowOverride all
  
        Require local
    
    
        Order Deny,Allow
        Deny from all
        Allow from localhost ::1 127.0.0.1
    

# To import big file you can increase values
  php_admin_value upload_max_filesize 128M
  php_admin_value post_max_size 128M
  php_admin_value max_execution_time 360
  php_admin_value max_input_time 360

All you need to do is increase the relevant values, so for example you could try these

  php_admin_value upload_max_filesize 5128M
  php_admin_value post_max_size 5256M
  php_admin_value max_execution_time 600
  php_admin_value max_input_time 600