On 11/22/05, Mik Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 04:59 PM 11/21/2005, you wrote: > >Uploading files are also temporarily stored to the C drive on windows. > >Make sure you have enough memory on the C drive. If you are in a LAN > >or VLAN you could consider using mapped drives as well. > > We have 6 gb free on the C:\ drive. To handle 10GB files I should > probably move the temp folder elsewhere. Any tips on where this info is kept?
I have no idea what you can do to change that. Everything that we found implied that it couldn't be changed. One thing to look out for in the temp directory is that sometimes if a file upload fails, the incomplete file says in the temp directory, so if running out of space in that directory is a problem you will need to periodically clean it out. At least that was true with older version of CF and I have the impression that it was a Windows problem as opposed to a CF problem. > >ColdFusion really isn't the best answer for uploading large files like > >that or for delivering them via cfcontent. The problem is that all the > >time that it takes to upload or download the file one server thread is > >being used by the person uploading or downloading. If you have the > >default setting of 5 simultaneous connections and five people want to > >upload or download a 2G file, no one else can even reach the website. > > > What if I used a java app to handle the upload? Would that get around > this issue? If the Java app posts to a different instance of JRun, then possibly. CF threads are now JRun (or other J2EE) threads from what I understand. > Since moving large files is going to become a bigger and bigger > issue, do you think it would make sense for MM/A to build-in some > large-file handling capabilities into a future upgrade? I don't think so. It's not the primary job of ColdFusion and it is easily gotten around by systems that are designed for that, such as FTP and drive shares. > >Part of the problem with 2GB files is that they tend to be security > >risks as well as the obvious problems that they cause during > >upload/download. In my experience, when people want to upload a 2G > >file to a website it's so they can share access databases or excel > >spreadsheets (with pivot tables) full of customer information. > > > My clients are trying to upload video. OK, well then we won't smite them. :) You can't imagine how ticked off people at banks get when you tell them that you can not help them upload their 2G access database because it violates the security policy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:10:5688 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/10 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:10 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.10 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
