how to increase quotas (max number of files) on my shared host, with php.ini setting

My website is on a server (1&1, linux shared hosting) where total number of files is quota limited at around 260k. That's a major problem. I'm now using text files as main storage, rather than sql database, and I need a lot more (around 500k would be decent).

(These are mostly very small files, a few Ko each, then total space needed is not a related problem).

The hotline tells me I can modify the allowed quota by creating a php.ini with new settings. They don't tell me how to do...

I did not find anything related to that issue on Internet and I'm asking here for help : what is the param to be touched ? I get many answers about file max upload, but nothing about maximum number of files per account.

Thank you.

Solution

I don't think you can do this via php. It sounds like a hosting plan restriction.

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