Re: PHP file upload limit

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On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Boris Epstein <borepstein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Boris Epstein <borepstein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Jerry Franz <jfranz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 06/09/2010 12:32 PM, Boris Epstein wrote:
>>>
>>> Eero,
>>>
>>> I've got 4 GB of swap. At the moment all 4 GB less 100 MB of it is
>>> available. That logically should be enough to allow me to upload a 2
>>> GB file, I would think.
>>>
>>>
>>> Looking at the bugtracker: http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=3118
>>>
>>> "PHP is not built with large file support on 32 bit x86, probably other 32
>>> bit platforms, all releases of CentOS 4
>>> Additional Information I verified that upstream does not have this problem.
>>> It is severe enough for my use (scientific processing) that I am changing
>>> OS."
>>>
>>> While the report is for CentOS4, it may be related to your problem.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Benjamin Franz
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> OK, at least part of it could have been related to the machine being
>> 32 bit. I am currently playing with a 64 bit machine. I can set my
>> upload_max_filesize = 2G and that works fine; however, post_max_size
>> is a problem. if I set it to 2 G it seems to fail (no POST
>> transactions go through, it seems). If I set it just a tad lower (what
>> I have now is post_max_size = 1948M ) it works fine. So the cutoff
>> limit is somewhere in the 2G neighborhood.
>>
>> Any idea why that would be? Is there a parameter anywhere that limits
>> how far post_max_size may go? The total memory setting I use is way
>> above ( memory_limit = 6G ) and that seems not to cause any issues.
>>
>> Thanks for your advice everybody.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Boris.
>>
>
> Here's what further research on the topic indicates: it is unclear
> whether or not PHP can handle files in excess of 2 GB in size. If it
> can that would still be a relatively recent achievement. So in short
> it sounds like - at this point in time - it may be safest simply not
> to try to handle files that size.
>
> See here:
>
> http://www.bigresource.com/PHP-is-there-a-limit-to-post_max_size--1sjou1Ke.html
>
> http://www.bigresource.com/PHP-PHP-2GB-filesize-limit-pfHnjwXh.html
>
> http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=27792
>
> http://drupal.org/node/787484
>
> Boris.
>

Continuing the search...

Looks like the LimitRequestBody directive for Apache may make some difference:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#limitrequestbody

Set mine to 5B ~ 5GB. Looks like I can at least submit a 2.4 GB upload
request now.

Boris.
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