How to change the PHP upload path

Introduction

PHP uses a system variable to determine the upload path. By default, this is configured as /tmp. The standard workflow uploads a file to /tmp, and then moves it into the site's upload path. This article provides the procedure to change the default upload path path.

Workaround

1. Log in to the user's cPanel account.
2. Open the "MultiPHP INI Editor" app in the "Software" section.
3. Click the "Editor Mode" tab.
4. From the "Select the home directory or a domain’s document root to open the corresponding PHP configuration" dropdown menu, select the domain to change the upload path.
5. Add the following line in the textbox.

   sys_temp_dir = "/path/to/new/upload/folder"

   Please note that "/path/to/new/upload/folder" must be replaced with the absolute path to the new upload location.
6. Click the "Save" button.

Additional resources

How to change the PHP upload path when using PHP-FPM