for large file i recommend use nginx_upload_module http://matthewhutchinson.net/2010/1/6/nginx-upload-module-with-paperclip-on-rails
On Jan 12, 2011, at 3:48 AM, David Kahn wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Donald R. Ziesig <[email protected]> wrote: > David, > > Check out paperclip. It will allow you to upload to and download from your > local file system (or S3). In the local file system, it stores the docs in > public/system. I am using it for smaller (up to 30Mb) files and using Pat > Shaunessey's version to save the data to db tables (not recommended for files > of the magnitude you mentioned). It works fine and is really fast to > incorporate into your code. > > Thanks, that is probably at least worth a shot to see how it performs. I had > not used it with files this size so was just curious if it was > contraindicated. > > > Donz > > > On 1/11/2011 6:54 PM, David Kahn wrote: > I am writing an app for basically internal use for a client for their billing > process. There are a few large files which need to be uploaded or added to > the system as in input to this process. I am wondering whether it would be > better to set up ftp or whether rails running on any server (may be just > Mongrel as this is an internal app that will probably have one or a few users > max) would handle this file size gracefully? Does it simply have to do with > the memory of the server or are there other factors? Since this is an > internal process it does not have to be slick like something public facing, > most important is reliability and the files getting uploaded right the first > time. > > Thanks for input, > > David > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.

