octobercms/october · error · ApplicationException

Maximum allowed size for uploaded files:

Error message

Maximum allowed size for uploaded files: 

What it means

Error "Maximum allowed size for uploaded files: " thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/backend/formwidgets/FileUpload.php:163

        return $this->makePartial('fileupload');
    }

    /**
     * prepareVars for the view data
     */
    protected function prepareVars()
    {
        if ($this->formField->disabled) {
            $this->previewMode = true;
        }

        if ($this->previewMode) {
            $this->useCaption = false;
        }

        $maxPhpSetting = $this->getUploadMaxFilesize();
        if ($maxPhpSetting && $this->maxFilesize > $maxPhpSetting) {
            throw new ApplicationException('Maximum allowed size for uploaded files: ' . $maxPhpSetting);
        }

        $this->vars['name'] = $this->getFieldName();
        $this->vars['fileList'] = $fileList = $this->getFileList();
        $this->vars['singleFile'] = $fileList->first();
        $this->vars['size'] = $this->formField->size;
        $this->vars['displayMode'] = $this->getDisplayMode();
        $this->vars['emptyIcon'] = $this->getConfig('emptyIcon', 'icon-upload');
        $this->vars['imageHeight'] = $this->imageHeight;
        $this->vars['imageWidth'] = $this->imageWidth;
        $this->vars['acceptedFileTypes'] = $this->getAcceptedFileTypes(true);
        $this->vars['maxFilesize'] = $this->maxFilesize;
        $this->vars['maxFiles'] = $this->maxFiles;
        $this->vars['cssDimensions'] = $this->getCssDimensions();
        $this->vars['useCaption'] = $this->useCaption;
        $this->vars['externalToolbarBus'] = $this->externalToolbarBus;
    }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/backend/formwidgets/FileUpload.php:163 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of octobercms/october@b608633a7e (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/315b062952e7439b. Report an issue: GitHub.