Large File - Just How big is Big?

Hi,

Love your product, but I'm having issues uploading large 100+ Meg Files.  What is the size limit on uploading files, or where do I look for problems?

Thanks,

Chuck

I'm using  3.2.2 Version: 3.2.2

big files
by glen / at 07:26 on October 24, 2007

Most of the constraints here are on the server installation. The machine's PHP.INI file has a couple of settings that will limit things:

  • post_max_size - this setting (very often set to 2M or 8M) limits the size of a POST request handled by PHP.
  • upload_max_filesize - this setting is specific to file uploads; for example, the post_max_size would include all of the other data (textual, say, or multiple files) that's uploaded, while this one is specific to a per-file handling.

Having said that, it would probably be better to have another upload mechanism (apart from relying on the browser's POST method) to handle files of that size. I've seen things like that on other sites, but, at this time, there's nothing in Siteframe. But increasing those two values should help you handle larger files.

One other consideration: if those are image files, Siteframe includes code that automatically resizes them. Typically, it's going to be difficult (and take a while) to resize images > 100MB. One more php.ini setting is memory_limit, which sets the maximum amount of memory a PHP script can use. Outside of that, there may be operating system constraints; for example, many BSD and Linux systems limit per-process memory use to 512M.

Re: big files
by chaztech / at 13:03 on October 24, 2007

Glen,

Is a FTP plug in available? If I used FTP I'll be able to upload the needed files, but I would like members of my site the ability to access them from the folder I currently use.

Is this possible?

Chuck