diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 782ecb4..b2cfacd 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
-IndexIgnore *
\ No newline at end of file
+IndexIgnore *
+
+# Uncomment these lines to change PHP parameters if you are using the PHP Apache module
+#<IfModule mod_php5.c>
+#	php_value max_execution_time 300
+#	php_value post_max_size 100M
+#	php_value upload_max_size 100M
+#	php_value upload_max_filesize 5M
+#	php_value max_file_uploads 100
+#</IfModule>
diff --git a/.user.ini b/.user.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6bf2b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.user.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+; Uncomment these lines to change PHP parameters if you are using PHP with CGI or FastCGI. Only works with PHP starting from 5.3.0.
+; Note that with FastCGI, you might also want to set FcgidBusyTimeout, FcgidIOTimeout and FcgidMaxRequestLen in your Apache config
+
+;max_execution_time = 60
+;post_max_size = 100M
+;upload_max_size = 100M
+;upload_max_filesize = 5M
+;max_file_uploads = 100
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9ed1ea3..cc3bc51 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ To run Lychee, everything you need is a web-server with PHP 5.3 or later and a M
 
 Settings are located inside the `php/config.php`. All settings are optional and doesn't need to be changed. [Settings &#187;](https://github.com/electerious/Lychee/wiki/Settings)
 
+If you experience problems uploading large amounts of photos, you might want to change the PHP parameters in `.htaccess` (if you are using the PHP Apache module) or in `.user.ini` (if you are using PHP >= 5.3 with CGI or FastCGI).
+
 ## How to use
 
 After the configuration, navigate your browser to the place where Lychee is located. Everything should work now.