[SOLVED]Custom Field Limitations for a Product[SOLVED]

[disco_dancer]

Hello
I am using VirtueMart 3.0.9 with Joomla 3.4.3 and I am facing a strange problem.
I need to add a product with about 60 Custom fields, it works fine till 30 and after that it will not save. When I hit the Save button after adding all those Custom Fields, I am redirected back to VM Control Panel/Dashboard..
Is there any limitations in the number of custom field for  a product or is it some kind of bug?

Please help

Thanks.

[Studio 42]

Hi,
This can be php settings.
check in this order :
max_input_vars,(if many vars, this is your case)
post_max_size,(global posted var max size)
max_input_nesting_level,(if big array)
max_execution_time,(shoud give a blank page)
upload_max_filesize(only for file upload)

[disco_dancer]

Hello
I have the following values for the said settings
max_input_vars, -- Local Value - 1000, Master Value- 1000
post_max_size, --- Local Value - 8M, Master Value- 8M
max_input_nesting_level, --- Local Value - 64, Master Value- 64
max_execution_time, --- Local Value - 30, Master Value- 30
upload_max_filesize --- Local Value - 32M, Master Value- 32M

Which settings should I change and with which value?
Please suggest

Thanks a lot

[Studio 42]

Hi
Try to raise "max_input_vars" to 10000
When you set one customefield value in virtuemart, you have perhaps 10 value send(or more).
At least you have : ordering,custom_id,product_customfield_id,price,value,type,admin_only...
I think you break the max number of value max limit

[disco_dancer]

Studio42, You are a life saver...
That works like a charm.. Thanks a ton..

[Geppux]

I have a similar problem... but where I can find these values? in php.ini? and what can I do If I don't have access to php.ini? I inserted max_input_vars, -- Local Value - 10000, Master Value- 10000 in the .htaccess file but not working, thank you.
Giuseppe

[GJC Web Design]

You ask your host.....

[Studio 42]

Some host block this, but you can check with hoster, perhaps you can change it by PHP or the host change it for you.

[Geppux]

I installed the site in local so I was able to change the max_input_vars to 10000 but this didn't solved the problem, still exiting without saving when trying to set up the the multivariant custom field... other suggestions?
Giuseppe

[Studio 42]

You need to raise post_max_size too.
Check post before.

[Geppux]

Ah ok, I thought there was only one parameter to change of this list:
max_input_vars,(if many vars, this is your case)
post_max_size,(global posted var max size)
max_input_nesting_level,(if big array)
max_execution_time,(shoud give a blank page)
upload_max_filesize(only for file upload)

And the other values? are ok the default one?
Thank you.
Giuseppe

[Studio 42]

I only can say," try and check".
I have product with 20 customfields working with my hoster.
post_max_size is so to say the size of the datas max size send by your browser.
If you have already a big input in the product desc+many customfields, this can break.
max_input_vars is the number of variable send in your form
max_input_nesting_level is the array max levels eg an array in a form can be product[size][min][10][45][]
upload_max_filesize should be same size as post_max_size in most case

[Geppux]

I don't think my problem is connected with the values of this list; I increased, also in big amount, all of them locally but I'm still not able to save the multivariant child custom field of my product.
I tell you all what I have done and may be you have other ideas:
I created a parent product, then I created 104 childs. In the parent I created the multivariant custom field with 2 variants AND WAS WORKING!
Then I saw that the products weren't in order in the drop down window in the site so I deleted the multivariant custom field in the parent product in order to have the Child List that disappear when you create a multivariant custom field  and I created a new child that I forget (so now the child are 105) I ordered the child in the parent's Child Products Tab (here I had another problem because the program shows a list maximum of the first 81 childs so I had to order starting from 201 to 305 in order to be able to number all the 105 childs) then I tried to create the multivariant custom field but now, when I save, the program exit going to the vm control panel.
I don't know what else to do, can you help me? thank you.
Giuseppe

[Geppux]

I wan to tell you another strange thing that happens about custom fields also when it works correctly...
when I go in the custom field tab of a product, I choose a multivariant as Type of Field and I save the page reload and I have all the menu on top but the page is blank (Please look the attached file). In order to have the normal page I have to click on the product data tab and then on custom fields tab again and the page display normally and then I can go on. This happens both on my site on-line and in the local copy of the site, that is http://mulligan.it

[Geppux]

I set locally these values:

max_input_vars,10000
post_max_size,128M
max_input_nesting_level,2048
max_execution_time,500
upload_max_filesize 128M

but no way to save my product with 105 child... are there other parameters to set? Or may be I'm doing something wrong?

Thank you.
Giuseppe