Wordpress - Increasing the file upload limit.

If you have seen an error message like this

This file is too big. The maximum upload size for your server is 8M

When trying to upload media to a wordpress site, then try these steps

Open up the directory wp-admin in your FTP program

Create a file called php.ini (if it doesnt exist)

and add the following lines to the file

upload_max_filesize = 100M
post_max_size = 30M

Give it a whirl