yikes my client cant upload images

This is odd, as I tested it before and images seemed to upload fine. she sent me the image that she was have trouble with, its a JPG file with the name "website pic 2009 058.jpg - I also tested this image ans after around 10 seconds or so I get the following error message:


Fatal error: Out of memory (allocated 59768832) (tried to allocate 22464 bytes) in /homepages/28/d402258082/htdocs/projects/dinky/webassist/file_manipulation/helperphp.php on line 862


any thoughts to why this is? because previous images were able to upload.

The filename is being renamed to my SKU number in the database. Im attachinging the code as well in case there is something i missed:

you probably have the upload set to resize images which can take quite a bit of memory on the server, sometimes more than the php.ini memory limit will allow.

add the following code at line to increase the memory limit:

<?php

ini_set("memory_limit", "256M")

?>

ok further testing..it seems that the reason is that the image that im trying to upload is of a resolution of 5616x3744 (24)bit its only a 1166kb jpg file (was a photo taken for a product from a pro photographer and has lots of white in the photo hence small file size).

my file upload will resize the image to 400pixels wide if i can remember. I have tested it with larger file sizes and with resolutions of around 2000x1333 and that works - so the problem is that the issue is to do with very large resolutions (im guessing).

any thoughts on suggestions on getting this resolved?

see my previous reply

Hi Jason, what line should I add that code to (im assumning you meant add it to the attached file I sent. or could it be the file that the error message was refering to?

regards

Chris

line 1 of the page you applied the upload behavior to.

I put that line of code on line one of the file i attached and i still get the error message:

Fatal error: Out of memory (allocated 59768832) (tried to allocate 22464 bytes) in /homepages/28/d402258082/htdocs/projects/dinky/webassist/file_manipulation/helperphp.php on line 862

:(

it's posible that the server does not have enough memory available to give you, or that the host has disabled the ability to dynamically set the memory limit.

you will need to contact the host for further assistance.

humm well the images are less then 2mb (and i think the hosting could be set to 2mb) ..so that full under the limit...however i did take a look at the folder via FTP and noticed that there are temp images uploaded from the unsuccessful upload and their seem to be in pairs...with the second being [random alpha-numeric name]TMP.jpg so the files seem to be uploaded...just in pairs...if you were to add the total file size of both pairs together then would exceed the 2mb limit (they are 1166kb each)...this is the only logical explanation i can think off because file seems to be uploaded (just in a temp state).

Chris

the problem is caused by the memory needed to by the server to resize the images. IT has little to do with the file size. The error is a memory limit error. the server is needing to use more memory than is available to resize the images.

for resizing, the upload script uses the GD library which can be memory intensive, especially as you say the images have a high resolution.


it s a pretty clear error message:

Fatal error: Out of memory


the server has run out of available memory trying to resize the images.

The line of code i provided should increase the amount of memory the server will allow php to use.

If it is not working, there are 2 possible reasons:
1) The server does not have that much physical memory installed

2) The host has turned off the ability to set the memory limit through the ini_set command.