FreePBX ARI Hard Limit on Number of Files

Error 

 "To many files in /var/spool/asterisk/monitor"

Description

FreePBX has a hard limit set for the number of recordings of 3000. This is set so the ARI interface does not slow the server to a crawl or crash it.

It is possible to increase this number without causing issues.

We have sucessfully increased this to 4000 without issue.

Solution

To increase this hard limit in Asterisk/FreePBX/Trixbox ARI interface:

1> cd /var/www/html/recordings/includes
2> nano -w bootstrap.php
3> Find function "getFiles"
4> Change the line: "if ($fileCount>3000) {"
5> To --> "if ($fileCount>4000) {"

Keyword: Asterisk, FrePBX, ARI, Trixbox, To many files in /var/spool/asterisk/monitor