Can't install Wordpress plugin

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I'm trying to add an 8MB Wordpress plugin, but when I try to add it I'm getting this error: "The Uploaded File Exceeds The uploadmaxfilesize directive in php.ini".

How do I increase the max filesize?

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The max file upload size is controlled by PHP. You'll need to modify this setting in your php.ini file. You can usually find this file in one of these 2 locations:

/etc/php/php.ini

/etc/php/7.0/apache2/php.ini

If you're having trouble finding it, you can use the phpinfo() function to find it.

Example:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Once you've found your php.ini file, you can edit the following directives to increase the max filesize to whatever you'd like (in this example I've increased it to 256MB):

upload_max_filesize = 256M

post_max_size = 256M

memory_limit = 1000M

file_uploads = On

max_execution_time = 300

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