How to Fix The Uploaded File Exceeds the upload_max_filesize Directive in php.ini. Error in WordPress

Getting ERROR 

Open Your XAMP Server and Open  php.ini File

The php.ini file is a configuration file for PHP variables. The following steps show you how to edit the php.ini file:

1. Log into your server hosting the WordPress site.

2. Access the Command Line Interface, and enter the following:

cd 3. Use a text editor to open the php.ini file:

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sudo nano php.ini

4. Locate the following line:

upload_max_filesize = 100M

5. Replace 100M with a higher value in megabytes. (256 MB for example)

This file allows you to configure other settings as well:

• memory_limit 256M – Sets the max amount of memory a script can use.
• post_max_size 32M – Sets the max size for the total of the POST body data.
• max_execution_time 600 – Max time, in seconds, that a script is allowed to run.
• max_input_time 900 – Max time, in seconds, that a script is allowed to parse input data.

6. Save the file and exit.

Test your file upload in WordPress – the issue with file size is now resolved.