Talk:Uploading files

Before you start to asking questions regarding uploading files, you might want to read mw:Manual:Configuring file uploads and see what others has asked in mw:Manual talk:Configuring file uploads

FAQs:

Q: I can't upload file in my wiki [or] The upload link is not showing
A: see mw:Manual:$wgEnableUploads
Q: I want to change the upload directory (default is /images)
A: see mw:Manual:$wgUploadDirectory
Q: I can't upload file type X (PDFs, djvu, avi, wmv, mp3, odt, etc.)
A: see mw:Manual:$wgFileExtensions
Q: This file is bigger than the server is configured to allow
A: You have to change the setting in you php.ini file upload_max_filesize = 250M (might require server admin account), AND changing mw:Manual:$wgMaxUploadSize