GalleryCMS - Uploadify - HTTP ERROR 500 - php

Question

I'm trying to upload files to GalleryCMS, but I get an HTTP error 500 each time.
I checked every webpage possible, I changed my php.ini, the execution time to 1200, the upload max to 300mb, I changed the sizelimit to 200MB, I tried to change modsecurity in the .htaccess file, the problem was not there.
I am able to upload any file upto 2MB, anything more I get HTTP error 500. Would any of you guys have any new ideas regarding this ? I got dead ends with most of the sites I visited.
Below is my uploadify script (it came along with GalleryCMS, I haven't changed it much, except for the size limit) :
$('#file_upload').uploadify({
'uploader' : '<?php echo base_url(); ?>flash/uploadify.swf',
'script' : '<?php echo base_url(); ?>index.php/api/upload/<?php echo $album->id; ?>',
'cancelImg' : '<?php echo base_url(); ?>images/cancel.png',
'folder' : '/uploads',
'auto' : false,
'multi' : true,
'scriptData' : { 'user_id' : '<?php echo $user_id; ?>' },
'fileExt' : '*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.gif;*.png',
'fileDesc' : 'Image files',
'sizeLimit' : 209715200, // 200MB
'wmode' : 'opaque',
'onSelect' : function(event, ID, fileObj) {
$('#upload-btn').show();
},
'onCancel' : function(event, ID, fileObj) {
$('#upload-btn').hide();
},
'onError' : function(event, ID, fileObj, errorObj) {
},
'onComplete' : function(event, ID, fileObj, response, data) {
var fileName = response;
$('#upload-btn').hide();
$('#new-images').show();
$.ajax({
url : '<?php echo base_url(); ?>index.php/album/resize/<?php echo $album->id; ?>/' + response,
type : 'POST',
cache : false,
success : function(response) {
if (response !== 'failure') {
var new_image = '<li><img src="<?php echo base_url(); ?>uploads/' + response + '" /><br />' + response + '</li>';
$('#new-image-list').append(new_image);
} else {
var fail_message = '<li>Thumbnail creation failed for: ' + fileObj.name + '</li>';
$('#new-image-list').append(fail_message);
}
},
error : function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
alert('Error occurred when generating thumbnails.');
}
});
}
});
To check it by yourself, the url is GalleryMe
username: test#test.com
password: 12345

Answer 1

Since you are using shared hosting, I am pretty sure you are experiencing a problem with your shared host configuration. As tells your phpinfo(); you are using Apache/2 with FastCGI.
I think that the MaxRequestLength of the FastCGI Apache module is set too low by your host provider.
If possible, you need to add this block to your VirtualHost config :
# Work around annoying fcgid limitations
<IfModule mod_fcgid.c>
# 20MB should be enough
MaxRequestLen 20000000
</IfModule>
If not, you have either to contact your provider or to change provider.