Codeigniter and php.ini problems in 1and1

[eluser]thewiredman[/eluser]
Hello there,
I'm having a hard time to upload multiple files with Codeigniter in 1and1 hosting due to the directives in the php.ini
According to 1and1 FAQ you can create a php.ini and change the directives in any directory you want.

After I've uploaded a php.ini file to my root directory:

Code:

php_value upload_max_filesize "32M"
php_value post_max_size "34M"
php_value max_execution_time "600"
php_value max_input_time "600"

I still can't upload a file bigger than 20Mb which is the maximum size set by the hosting ,I've passed a variable with the ini_get values from my controller

Code:

function myaccount()
    {
            $data['title'] = " Accounts ";
            $data['state'] = " normal ";
            $data['php_values'] = ini_get("post_max_size") ." - " ini_get("upload_max_filesize");
            $this->load->view("myaccounts",$data);
    
    }

to my view and show them in the browser,

Code:

<?php echo $php_values;?>

but that variable returns the original configuration of the php.ini.

However if I run a standalone php file asking for the same information, I get the updated values I uploaded in my php.ini in the root directory.

Is there something I'm missing with codeigniter and its configuration?

Thanks for your help.