increase max upload limit in wordpress

Question

I need to upload a PDF file to my wordpress site. When I go to Upload New Media, and try uploading it, it says

FileName.pdf

Answer 1

I tried different way like attempted to

1. change my limit directly on my server
2. through the .htaccess file
3. wp-config.php

but none of these changes worked for me. Then I came across a post somewhere That I summarised in a blog post(find below)

All you need to do is

1. create a php.ini
2. upload to admin directory

Your Php.ini may contain following or whatever limit you need

memory_limit = 32M
upload_max_filesize = 32M
post_max_size = 32M
file_uploads = On