Download 2 MB JPG image for testing
Preview the image and test your image-upload limit. The preset is 2 MiB (2,097,152 bytes); choose MB for decimal megabytes.
1 MB = 1,000,000 B · 1 MiB = 1,048,576 B
Advanced: test an upload limit
Enter the byte limit above, then choose one byte below, the exact limit or one byte above. Each choice uses the same base: 2,097,152 B. Generate and download each file to test your endpoint.
Where a 2 MB JPG comes up
- Testing the "exceeds the maximum upload size for this site" message in WordPress.
- Checking image upload limits in CMS and forum software built on PHP.
- Comparing how image optimiser plugins treat oversized metadata.
Limits it lands on
- WordPress inherits PHP's upload_max_filesize, which is 2M out of the box, so this image is exactly the boundary.
- It is under Django's 2.5 MB in-memory upload threshold, so a Django app keeps it in RAM.
What is inside the file
An 800 × 600 base image followed by roughly 32 comment segments. The pixels are a fraction of the file; the rest is standards-compliant metadata.
File name: sample-2mb.jpg.
Questions
Why does WordPress reject it on my host?
If the host set upload_max_filesize below 2M — or WordPress shows a lower maximum on the Media page — the limit is lower than this file.
How do I raise the limit?
Increase upload_max_filesize and post_max_size in php.ini or your host's control panel; WordPress itself has no separate setting.
Reference and checks
Format reference: ITU-T T.81 (JPEG).
Preset target: 2 MiB (2,097,152 bytes). Verify the downloaded file's byte count.
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