Whats the allowable length of strings after the .php?

TheIceman5

Ive got a mental blank here and cant remember that the things after the file name extension are called e.g. file.php?sid=w45fc4rc&name=this&var=4

I remember hearing that theres a maximum length that can be added to the end of the file name, is this correct?
If so what is it, and what is the workaround for allowing longer strings to be put there? i have a string that is too long with too many variables its cutting some off the end.

laserlight

There is a maximum for the data that can be passed by the query string.

I think it depends on the server though.

DeltaRho2K

I think the limit isn't so much as "how much data can be passed after the file name" as it has to do with the limit of the total number of characters that can be passed in the URL. (more of a browser limitation)

I think the limit is around 255 characters.

If you are passing a variable with that much data, you may want to look at posting the form data instead of using the get method...