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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou can easily find out what the maximum allowed file size for upload is. Open the WordPress dashboard and go to Media > Add New<\/strong> and there will be a Maximum upload file size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The easiest way to remove The link you followed has expired error<\/em> is to increase the PHP resource allowance on your server. The resources you need to address are: This method involves editing the .htaccess file from your WordPress installation. You need to connect to your server and access your WordPress root directory and find the .htaccess file<\/strong>. Go to the end of the file and simply add the following code: php_value max_execution_time 300 Then save the changes you\u2019ve made to the file and upload it back to the server to overwrite the old one. After that, you can check if the error is resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this case, you need to do to increase default values. So add the above code into the php.ini file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you didn\u2019t find an existing php.ini file on the server, you can create a new one on your computer. Then save the changes you\u2019ve made to the file and upload it back to the server to overwrite the old one. After that, you can check if the error is resolved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.pheonixsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1-1024x336.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSolutions:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
max_exectution time
upload_max_filesize
post_max_size
max_input_vars
memory_limit
There are several ways to increasing these values.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Increasing Limit on the .htaccess File<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
php_value upload_max_filesize 128M
php_value post_max_size 256M
php_value memory_limit 128M
php_value max_input_vars 5000<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 2: Increasing Limit on the php.ini File<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Step 3:<\/strong> Restart the webserver.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n