Anyone familiar with file uploading scripts?

[Entity]

I'm trying to setup a script on my own webserver that allows for large file uploads - 50-100mb. I've got a script working (PhpExplorer), and it works fine with 4-5mb files, but I can't get it working with anything larger than that. When I upload a 10mb file, for example, I just get a "The page cannot be displayed" error after I upload the file.

I've changed the following settings:

In /etc/php4/apache/php.ini

post_max_size = 150M

; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
upload_max_filesize = 150M

In telecharger.php of PhpExplorer:

<INPUT TYPE="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="104857600">

Any ideas?

Please LMK - it's fairly urgent for work.

Rob

 

[BCYL]

Anything in php_log when you execute your script?

 

[AdamDuritz99]

edit- misunderstood the question completely.

Oh if you find out the problem let me know. I've been trying to figure out this too.

peace
sean

 

[Entity]

Anything in php_log when you execute your script?

Hmm. Where is php_log? Don't see it under /var/log/ . . .

Here's a little code that might help ya..

Thanks, I may give that a try if this script doesn't work. We're using it for several users and everyone likes it, but one user wants to be able to upload larger files...

Rob

 

[BCYL]

The location of your php_log file is configured in php.ini... Do a search for php_log in your php.ini file...

By default it should be in your /tmp directory...

 

[Entity]

The location of your php_log file is configured in php.ini... Do a search for php_log in your php.ini file...

By default it should be in your /tmp directory...

Nowhere to be found in the php.ini . . .

Rob

 

[AdamDuritz99]

If you go to phpbuilder.com, you might find some help there. Nothing seems to work for me though.

peace
sean

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Entity

The location of your php_log file is configured in php.ini... Do a search for php_log in your php.ini file...

By default it should be in your /tmp directory...

Nowhere to be found in the php.ini . . .

Rob

There should be a section in php.ini that specifies the parameters for logging and error handling... In there, there should be a line like:
error_log = /tmp/php_log

Maybe looking for the word error_log would be better...

 

[Entity]

Hmm. No error log reporting for this particular "error" - it simply doesn't work.

Back to the drawing board . . .

Rob

 

[BCYL]

Make sure in your php.ini file, these 2 directives have the following values:

error_reporting = E_ALL
log_errors = On

 

[BCYL]

Oh also dont forget to restart apache after you make changes to php.ini.... I know it sounds obvious, but just a reminder...

 

[Entity]

Yay! I got an actual error message to play with!

[27-May-2002 17:20:39] PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 4000 bytes) in Unknown on line 0

Ideas?

Rob

 

[Entity]

Apparently that means that the script is taking up too much memory . . . however, I can't think of how to change that for the life of me. Bleh.

Move to a new script, I guess.

Rob

 

[BCYL]

When you upload a file, php actually reads the whole file into memory before writing it to disk....

In your php.ini file, there's a line like:
memory_limit = 8M

which states the max amount of memory a script can use... u are exhausting this limit...

 

[Entity]

Hmm. Next question: is there a better way to do this? Should I up the memory limit, or should I find a script that manages resouces better? Is there going to be a major downfall to doing this on a regular basis (users will be regularly uploading 70mb files, etc.). Recommendations?

thx-
Rob

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Entity
Hmm. Next question: is there a better way to do this? Should I up the memory limit, or should I find a script that manages resouces better? Is there going to be a major downfall to doing this on a regular basis (users will be regularly uploading 70mb files, etc.). Recommendations?

thx-
Rob

Apparently right now there are no way around this problem except to increase the memory_limit... They (PHP ppl) may change it in the future, but no fixes available yet...

 

[Entity]

Thanks for all the help. It works now, which is all that matters.

Rob

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Entity
Thanks for all the help. It works now, which is all that matters.

Rob

alright cool....

Consider that my 'thank you' to you for running that CS server...

 

[Entity]

Consider that my 'thank you' to you for running that CS server...

NP.

I'm going to come up with a more permanent solution for the CS server in the near future, I hope . . . I should have a better box for the summer at least to be running dedicated mainly to the CS server.

Rob

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Entity

Consider that my 'thank you' to you for running that CS server...

NP.

I'm going to come up with a more permanent solution for the CS server in the near future, I hope . . . I should have a better box for the summer at least to be running dedicated mainly to the CS server.

Rob

I dont play CS much anymore though... I came to your server a couple of times when you first had it up, but I formatted my computer and never re-installed it since I dont play much anyways...

now I am playing GTA3, so no time for CS...