there's no limit in music collection.
the limit you are experienceing is your PHP limit for max number of uploads at a time. probably it is set to 120

you can change this on your php.ini config file.

1. where do i find the php.ini file???

2. you didnt really answer my question!
the question is:
i have an album with 119 songs.
now, i want to add ONE more (so then i will have 120 songs).
but when i type in the file name and song title, it wont save the new one.

I totally answered it. I told you you couldn't save the 120th song because your PHP limit has a maximum of 120 files at a time. so, the 119 songs plus the album image make the 120. so you actually try to upload the 121st file and it does not allow you to.

the php.ini should be on the root folder of your site. you should ask your hosting provider about it... can you do it?

best,
Germi

ok germi. ive located the php.ini file.
which bit do i need to modify to allow MUCH MORE than 120 files!!

max_file_uploads = 600

if you don't find the max_file_uploads thing, just add it.

well germi ive added that string but.... nothing has changed. still the same problem

then you have to contact your hosting provider. they will tell you what to do to make this config change to take effect. maybe it's another php.ini file (there can be more than one...!)

hi germi,

1. my hosting provider said configuring the php.ini file is not covered by them. hence they cannot help!

2. i think it's another problem. the reason being that in total i have 5 albums. in one of them i have 120 songs and in the other 4, i have no more than 20 songs.

Now in these 4 i can add songs without a problem!

also the string:

max_file_uploads is regarding how many files can be uploaded at once, in one go. this shouldnt limit how many songs i have in an album!

please explain.

no, it's not like this how it works.

YES, it's "how many files can be uploaded at a time", but an EMPTY field also counts as one for the PHP server!! so even if you don't upload a song, he is sending 120 empty "file holders"...! do you know what I mean?

the truly only way you can do this without modifiyng the php.ini file (by the way, you can try to set this on the .htaccess file! I forgot to mention. some servers allow this as well!) is creating the songs wihtout uploading files, and then upload the files using FTP and simply POINT to them, writing the filename

you know what i mean?

Who is your host? Most provide a way to either modify the php.ini file via an alias one that resides in your root, or through some type of cpanel.

Within the php config file may be a few settings that could affect this. I would double check the following:

upload_max_filesize
post_max_size
memory_limit

The other one that Germi mention is the:

max_file_uploads

This one is typically not set, however some hosts do like to set it to help prevent possible DoS attacks. Like he mentioned, if they set it to 120, then it would cause the behavior described above.

I would verify the settings on all 4 as they all can be problematic if set to low.

The empty file counting as a holder I believe has been fixed in more recent php versions, but if they are using an older version, it could also cause you grief. Also last I checked, the max_file_uploads settings is one of those lame settings that the guys behind php decided to not allow to be changed in the htaccess file. It can only be changed in the php.ini file.

Germi's work around is probably the easiest way to go, unless you have a lot more of these long track list albums. Just find out where the current 119 songs are stored on your web server, and just upload the last one(s) manually through your favorite ftp client. Then all you have to do is go back into the MC album settings and point track 120 to that song. Just copy paste the same paths as your other files in that album, and make sure you put type the album name correctly to match the one(s) you uploaded.

hi

well thanks for your suggestions greegeek and germi, but i think i also forgot to mention in the beginning that what germi and greengeek have suggested is exactly what i am doing: uploading audio via my ftp client and then using joomla backend to POINT to the file (already uploaded). REGARDLESS OF THIS POINTING, I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM!!!!

that is why i did say i was doubtful as to whether or not the issue concerned PHP.

please help!

ah! I didn't understand that..! sorry.
ok... and I asume you are uploading the songs to the /songs folder, and then typing the filename correctly right? you put a title to the song and everything, and it does not save?!

if you want to give me admin access I'll be glad to take a look. joomlamusicsolutions@gmail.com