PHP max input vars

Loekarin · January 2019

In the system status- part about the server environment - I see that for PHP max input vars 'minimum 5000 is required'.

By default the value is 1000. I can change this value.

But on the website of my webhosting company I read that limiting this value is recommended to prevent certain types of DDoS attacks.

Is setting the value to 5000 really necessary for BeTheme?

And what is the risk of bad attacks on my site, in that case?

Pablo · January 2019

Hi,
If your pages are very short, then you can leave the 1000 max_input_vars.
But it's recommended to have the minimum 5000 value.

It's not that dangerous.

The php_max_input_vars is used to send information to the database.

BeTheme is saving all of your settings and content in the database, so this value should be as told in System Status (5000)

Thanks

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