PHPMailer.php gets automatically deleted on upload

[IFRIFRIFR]

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not a web or url problem

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File gets deleted on upload

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Hello! I’ve been using PHPmailer with sucess the past days on infinityfree. Today I had to upload a backup to the server and found that PHPMailer.php gets deleted on upload. It’s the same file I used to use the past days, and on the same path, no changes there. I have also tried to download again PHPMailer source code ( Release PHPMailer 6.9.2 · PHPMailer/PHPMailer (github.com)) and upload latest version but same happens, most of the files in PHPMailert/src are uploaded but PHPMailer.php is autodeleted.

Path is /htdocs/documentostecnicos/PHPMailer/src and filesize is 188421 bytes (180KB)

I’ve read this Why are my files deleted after uploading them - File Management and FTP - Docs - InfinityFree Forum but I dont see anything there that might prevent me from uploading it

any hint?

[Oxy]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Probably the protection on the server is tripping

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You can download the infinityfree version which uses phpmailer 6.8

Releases · InfinityFreeHosting/contactform

and try to upload (the whole package) and test.

You will find the necessary in vendor/phpmailer/phpmailer/src

[IFRIFRIFR]

thanks!

but unfortunately, same problem, as soon as I upload it, gets deleted (only the PHPMailer.php file, others are fine!)

this is very strange…

[JxstErg1]

I checked PHPMailer’s source code just to see that that file is bigger than the new file size limit they’re testing for PHP and HTML files, which I talked about here:

Files not transferring into htdocs folder

I also tested it on my hosting account and seems like they’re either testing a new file size limit for HTML and PHP files (not 1 MB anymore but ~110 kBs; that doesn’t even affect JavaScript files) or something else, only affecting these file extensions’ uploads and not renames… In fact I had an HTML file which I renamed changing the extensions during the tests I’ve done and which weighs less than the 1 MB limit, but still more than the new file size limit, and only with JavaScript files did I ma…

So you might have to rename it to a different extension then rename it back for it to stay on your account.

[IFRIFRIFR]

hey! that did the trick, thanks!

how should I wanrt the team so they change the guiide (Why are my files deleted after uploading them) so they adapt this:

The size limits are:

• HTML, PHP and JS files are limited to 1 MB.

to the new limits?

[JxstErg1]

First we have to wait to see if that’s an error or that’s official; only after that does the Admin update the article. If that was an error he wouldn’t update it but would alert iFastNet first.

[IFRIFRIFR]

oh! thanks I tought it was confirmed. thanks!

[Admin]

There was a bug in the file size detection causing it to delete files that were well below the 1 MB limit. That was a bug, and it should be fixed now.

[IFRIFRIFR]

I can confirm It has been solved, Thanks!