Question Upgrading from 1.7.9 to 2.1.19

I have been running a successful site with 1.7.9 running (13,000 individuals and 183 users).

I decided that the webtrees and accompanying blog need a new home. So I found a new host, installed 2.1.19 (I know, a HUGE jump). Got to the point where I was trying to upload the GEDCOM. I got the report (pasted) below. 

My best read is that there is some issue with the size of the gedcom.

Anyone able to decipher the error and send me on my way with a fix?

Thanks.

____There was an error uploading your file.<br>Filename: stiehm06.ged-2023-05-30.ged<br>The uploaded file exceeds the allowed size. …/app/Http/RequestHandlers/ImportGedcomAction.php:93
#0 …/app/Http/Middleware/RequestHandler.php(55): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\RequestHandlers\ImportGedcomAction->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#1 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\RequestHandler->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#2 …/app/Module/HitCountFooterModule.php(154): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#3 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Module\HitCountFooterModule->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#4 …/app/Module/CheckForNewVersion.php(122): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#5 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Module\CheckForNewVersion->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#6 …/app/Http/Middleware/AuthManager.php(54): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#7 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\AuthManager->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#8 …/app/Http/Middleware/CheckCsrf.php(80): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#9 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\CheckCsrf->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#10 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(118): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#11 …/app/webtrees.php(275): Middleland\Dispatcher->dispatch(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#12 …/app/Http/Middleware/Router.php(163): Fisharebest\webtrees\webtrees::dispatch(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Array)
#13 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\Router->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#14 …/app/Http/Middleware/BootModules.php(58): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#15 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\BootModules->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#16 …/app/Http/Middleware/RegisterGedcomTags.php(54): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#17 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\RegisterGedcomTags->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#18 …/app/Http/Middleware/LoadRoutes.php(75): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#19 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\LoadRoutes->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#20 …/app/Http/Middleware/CheckForNewVersion.php(57): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#21 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\CheckForNewVersion->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#22 …/app/Http/Middleware/UseTransaction.php(45): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#23 …/vendor/illuminate/database/Concerns/ManagesTransactions.php(29): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\UseTransaction::Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Database\MySqlConnection))
#24 …/app/Http/Middleware/UseTransaction.php(46): Illuminate\Database\Connection->transaction(Object(Closure), 3)
#25 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\UseTransaction->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#26 …/app/Http/Middleware/DoHousekeeping.php(71): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#27 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\DoHousekeeping->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#28 …/app/Http/Middleware/UseTheme.php(67): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#29 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\UseTheme->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#30 …/app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php(51): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#31 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#32 …/app/Http/Middleware/UseLanguage.php(69): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#33 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\UseLanguage->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#34 …/app/Http/Middleware/UseSession.php(78): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#35 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\UseSession->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#36 …/app/Http/Middleware/UpdateDatabaseSchema.php(57): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#37 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\UpdateDatabaseSchema->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#38 …/app/Http/Middleware/UseDatabase.php(122): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#39 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\UseDatabase->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#40 …/app/Http/Middleware/BadBotBlocker.php(308): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#41 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\BadBotBlocker->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#42 …/app/Http/Middleware/CompressResponse.php(71): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#43 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\CompressResponse->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#44 …/app/Http/Middleware/ContentLength.php(40): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#45 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\ContentLength->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#46 …/vendor/middlewares/client-ip/src/ClientIp.php(65): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#47 …/app/Http/Middleware/ClientIp.php(47): Middlewares\ClientIp->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#48 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\ClientIp->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#49 …/app/Http/Middleware/HandleExceptions.php(89): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#50 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\HandleExceptions->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#51 …/app/Http/Middleware/BaseUrl.php(73): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#52 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\BaseUrl->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#53 …/app/Http/Middleware/ReadConfigIni.php(68): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#54 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\ReadConfigIni->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#55 …/app/Http/Middleware/SecurityHeaders.php(48): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#56 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\SecurityHeaders->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#57 …/app/Http/Middleware/EmitResponse.php(57): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#58 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(136): Fisharebest\webtrees\Http\Middleware\EmitResponse->process(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Object(Middleland\Dispatcher))
#59 …/vendor/oscarotero/middleland/src/Dispatcher.php(118): Middleland\Dispatcher->handle(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#60 …/app/webtrees.php(275): Middleland\Dispatcher->dispatch(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest))
#61 …/app/webtrees.php(262): Fisharebest\webtrees\webtrees::dispatch(Object(Nyholm\Psr7\ServerRequest), Array)
#62 …/index.php(51): Fisharebest\webtrees\webtrees->httpRequest()
#63 {main}

What is the file size of your GEDCOM file?   There is a php setting in php.ini  that controls this.  I have mine set to 
upload_max_filesize = 128M.

 

6M.

Oh, Oh.

Solution?

Go to your webtrees  Control Panel / Server Information and look for the value upload_max_filesize. 
What is the value and, what version of php are you running?

upload_max_filesize 2M
PHP version: 8.1.27

2 MB limit is not unreasonable for images.

The import dialog does have an option import from a "file on server" instead of doing an upload. So you can work around the upload limit by using FTP to put that file on the server.

I understand an in-place upgrade is not possible? Then you would not need to upload the GEDCOM file and all things stored elsewhere (images, users, homepage blocks) would be preserved.

Just to be clear, I have uploaded the gedcom to the host. I can’t get the gedcom to load into webtrees.

Don't know what I did differently.

Uploaded a new gedcom, selected it from the import menu, and viola!

I did nothing really different, but it's loaded and up.

OK, I got the data.

You mentioned media and users as not being stored in the gedcom.

I need to transfer those to my new site.

Where are they stored, and how should I transfer them?

> Where are they stored, and how should I transfer them?

Use FTP / SFTP to copy the files to the server, same as the GEDCOM file.

Store them in a folder /data/media/....

I got the media moved.

I cannot find the user data to move. Where would I look?

find in old db.
enter by hand.

Hope there is a better way.

160 users is too many to enter by hand.

If you remove the file config.ini.php (I think it is in the directory 'data') then the setup wizard should run again. There enter the database details of your old webtrees installation (which are stored in a similar location, have a peek in advance)

This will import users?

It's not an import, it uses the same database tables.
If webtrees 2.x is pointed to a 1.x database, you should get all the same data as you had: genealogy trees, users, home pages, module settings, everything.

Sorry, but I am reaching the limits of my experience.

If I understand, there is a database on my old host that has the user info.
If I erase the config.ini.php file on my new host, I can "re-install" webtrees.

How do I connect the new install to a database on the old server and will it extract what I want and put on the new host?

So you also moved host? That is new information. Usually a database cannot be accessed from outside a data centre, for security reasons.

See webtrees.net/faq/move-server/ :

webtrees FAQ article 'move server' wrote: .
4: Copy your database to the new server. You can use phpMyAdmin to create a mysqldump.sql file.

Copying a database is a multi-step procedure as well. I think google can tell you how exactly to do that.

160 users is too many to enter by hand.

If you still have access to old setup, the simplest way is to send an email to all of your users (Control panel - Users - Send a message to all users), explain what you're doing and tell then that they will have to re-register on new system

> If I understand, there is a database on my old host that has the user info.
> If I erase the config.ini.php file on my new host, I can "re-install" webtrees.

> How do I connect the new install to a database on the old server and will it extract what I want and put on the new host?

Do you have access to your old database?
e.g. using an interface such as phpMyAdmin?

If yes, then you can download your data (as a "mysql dump") and then import it into your new site.

No need to update config.ini.php or anything like that.

Just copy the database.