The limitation is the ram on the server. The users web browser just streams the file like any normal file upload/download, but the server needs to have enough free ram to handle the file size.
On 3/7/07, Mik Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've found that if you tweak CFAdmin you can get the max file size up around > 800mb before the server coughs up a hairball. Untweaked I couldn't get > anything higher than 450mb on my box. This is under IIS. > > BTW, IIS has a 2gb http download limit as well. Not sure of Apache's limit. > > Generally, if you're dealing with very large file sizes go with FTP. It's a > major pain, but that's the way it is. > > I've put in a feature request to Adobe for better large file handling, like a > new cfupload tag that kicks off a browse/put session somehow. > > Mik > > > At 03:42 PM 3/7/2007, you wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >Seem to remember reading somewhere that there is a maximum file size for > >file uploads via a form for either IE or coldfusion. Does anyone know the > >largest doc that can be uploaded via a standard form? > >Thanks, > > > >R > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:271939 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
