How to Fix Media Uploads when WordPress is hosted behind NGINX

📁 If you’ve ever tried to upload a large file to your WordPress site, you may have encountered the “413 Request Entity Too Large” error. Or perhaps you get strange errors when uploading larger files? This error message can be frustrating, especially if you’re trying to upload an important file or media asset to your website.

Thankfully, there’s an easy fix for this error if your website is hosted on an Nginx web server. In this post, we’ll show you how to increase the maximum upload size limit for your Nginx server and get rid of the “413 Request Entity Too Large” error once and for all. 🚀

🔍 Step 1: Connect to your server using SSH

The first step is to connect to your server using SSH. If you’re not familiar with SSH, you can check out this guide on how to use SSH to connect to your server. 🤔

📝 Step 2: Open the Nginx configuration file

Once you’re connected to your server, open the Nginx configuration file. This file is usually located in the /etc/nginx/ directory and is named nginx.conf or default.conf. 📂

🔝 Step 3: Increase the maximum upload size limit

Next, locate the http section in the configuration file and add the following line:

client_max_body_size 64M;

This line sets the maximum upload size limit to 64MB. You can change this value to a higher number if needed. 📈

💾 Step 4: Save the file and restart Nginx

Save the file and restart the Nginx server using the following command:

sudo service nginx restart

This will apply the changes you made to the configuration file and restart the Nginx server. 🔄

🎉 That’s it! You should now be able to upload larger files to your WordPress site without encountering the “413 Request Entity Too Large” error.

🤝 Conclusion

The “413 Request Entity Too Large” error can be frustrating, but it’s easily fixed if you’re using an Nginx web server. By increasing the maximum upload size limit for your server, you can upload larger files to your WordPress site and avoid this error message altogether.

If you’re still encountering issues after following these steps, you may want to contact your web hosting provider for assistance. They may be able to help you troubleshoot the issue and resolve any other server-related problems that may be causing this error. 🙏