LARGE file uploads

mrmufin

I need to upload LARGE files (>= 50M😎 via HTTP with a PHP.
(PHP 4.1.2 as a DSO on Apache 1.3.20; all running on FreeBSD 4.5...)

Been through the max_upload_filesize setting in the config file; PHP is respecting the value that I set, since it appears in the script. However, we're not able to upload any files over 3.5MB without getting errors.

In Netscape, the error is "Network Error: Broken Pipe". Is there an other config setting in either the Apache config file, or another PHP ini file setting that I'm missing? Sadly, the server admins are morons, and have been absolutely no help. Meanwhile, the end client is getting annoyed.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

-D

Anon

I have gotten it work 50MB > but, its on a Local Network, not accross the internet, the problem is that HTTP wasn't really built to transfer large files, and Uploading support (in IE, netscape etc..) is very poor so any errors that occur will brake the connection and the xfer fails. (unlike FTP where the file part of the file is STILL on the server and you can resume). Whats probably happening is that your are getting packet loss or somthing beside PHP/apache is messing up your xfers.

Thats a tuff one, but if your limit is set in PHP to large enuff i would start looking at maybe some other solutions? Maybe breaking the file down into smaller parts then combining them again on the server end?

mrmufin

Thanks for the info; I kinda figgered it had something to do with the protocol, not the application, since I've tried several different HTTP-based apps after the first one failed.

Strange thing about this is that the app was working just fine on three other machines, with files up to ~10MB using HTTP. But on the server we're trying to run on this on currently, everything over 3.5MB is failing, so I was hoping that it was a config flag somewhere, that I'd overlooked.

Thanks again. You've been more help than the folks in tech support at our hosting company.

-D