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How to Fix The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini in WordPress

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Jun 15, 2017

How to fix the most common error message when hosting WordPress on Linux. Installing WordPress is a fairly easy task and it only takes a few minutes. After installing WordPress, you may want to change the default theme and install a new one, install some WordPress plugins, create new posts and upload image files etc. When installing a WordPress theme, plugin or uploading an image using the WordPress back-end, you may receive an error message in your web browser.

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