Upload 35MB file using HTTP_POST

[jpepper]

Has anyone had experience uploading relatively large files using HTTP_POST? What are the setting that I need to consider to ensure that these large files will upload correctly. I guess I need to be concerned about timeouts, etc. If anyone has successfully set something like this up recently I would appreciate any advice (and specifics). Thanks so much.

[Drakla]

upload_max_filesize set in php.ini has a default of 2 meg, so that will need to change. The actual upload time isn't part of php's considered running time limit, but if you ever do need to change that you just use [man]set_time_limit[/man] and throw in how many seconds you need.

[jpepper]

Thanks so much Drakla. So while the file is uploading, timeout is not being counted. That's good to know. Has anyone set their set_time_limit to a larger value? If so, what would be advisable.

Thanks!

[Drakla]

I change the time limit all the time. I've got an emailing script running that takes about an hour and a quarter to email 79,000 people that also emails the admin at the start and end of its run, but the time limit it 8 hours - just try to estime what you'll need.

[Weedpacket]

If you've got something like that Drakla, then rather than estimate the time for the whole job; just estimate the time for one iteration of the loop, and then reset the time limit to that estimate at the start of the loop. Then you don't need to re-estimate times if the length of your mailing list changes.
foreach($address in $address_list)
{
set_time_limit(10); // Or whatever.
....
}

[Drakla]

Good idea, Weed. Like so many of my early scripts I tend to knock in nails with a steam hammer because I'd worry that the time over one cycle might be completely skank, but that's a legacy from my demo code scene optimising for pentium pipeline days. I've just got to learn to trust.