[Zope] [OT] Apache TimeOut directive (was HTTP upload - filesize limit)

[Eric Walstad]

Well, I have a couple of Virtual Hosts set up and I put the TimeOut
directive at the top of the httpd.conf file (in the "global" area).  This
way, all the Virtual Hosts get the same TimeOut value.  You may want to try
putting a time out value inside each of the Virtual Host directives that you
want to have a custom TimeOut.
Note that I am a total Apache newbie, so this is just a guess.  Maybe
there's an Apache guru listening that will have some input.
Good luck!
Eric.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gitte Wange [mailto:gitte@mmmanager.org]
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 3:37 AM
> To: eric@walstads.net
> Subject: Re: [Zope] HTTP upload - filesize limit
>
>
> On Wednesday 15 August 2001 20:33, you wrote:
> > Hi Gitte,
> > I'm replying off the mailing list because I just wanted to find out if
> > increasing the value of the Timeout directive worked for you.
> > Did it?  Any other comments on it?  I don't want to get bitten by this
> > later on!
> > Thanks,
> > Eric.
>
> Hi Eric,
>
> I just had a chance to test the Timeout directive and it actually
> works :-)))
>
> We have set ours for 7200 secinds because it's really bug files
> people need
> to upload ...
>
> I was wondering if I could do it for each virtual host I have ??
> Insted of doing it for every portal I have. Got any experience in this ?
>
> Regards,
> Gitte Wange
>
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gitte Wange [mailto:gitte@babytux.dk]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 2:08 PM
> > > To: eric@walstads.net
> > > Subject: RE: [Zope] HTTP upload - filesize limit
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Eric
> > >
> > > Where did you find this directive in httpd.conf ?
> > >
> > > because I couldn't find it :-(
> > >
> > > Gitte
> > >
> > > At 13:16 13-08-2001 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >Hi Gitte,
> > > >I am doing something similar and hadn't yet had any problems
> with file
> > > >size...
> > > >So, I tried uploading a really huge file and sure enough, it
> choked.  I
> > > >store the uploaded files on the filesystem with LocalFS.
> When the file
> > > >upload died, there was a tiny file on the file system with the
> > >
> > > name of the
> > >
> > > >file that I tried to upload.
> > > >I did a bit of tweaking of Apache's TimeOut directive in the
> > >
> > > httpd.conf file
> > >
> > > >and found I can control when the file transfer will die by
> changing that
> > > >value.  In general, the upload stops about 4 seconds (an *old*
> > >
> > > machine here
> > >
> > > >:) after the timeout time is reached.  So, I'm assuming that
> the TimeOut
> > > >
> > > >value just needs to be bumped up a bit, depending on what you
> > >
> > > perceive to be
> > >
> > > >a max file size and minimum transfer speed.
> > > >I hope this helps.
> > > >Eric.
> > > >
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of
> > > >> Oleg Broytmann
> > > >> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 12:13 PM
> > > >> To: Gitte Wange
> > > >> Cc: Zope Mailing List
> > > >> Subject: RE: [Zope] HTTP upload - filesize limit
> > > >>
> > > >> On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Gitte Wange wrote:
> > > >> > We are using apache in front of Zserver and ProxyPass to
> > >
> > > redirect to the
> > >
> > > >> > zope sites.
> > > >>
> > > >>    Very probably, Apache is configured to limit size and
> time; hence
> > > >> it limits POST size.
> > > >>
> > > >> Oleg.
> > > >> ----
> > > >>      Oleg Broytmann     http://www.zope.org/Members/phd/
> > >
> > > phd@phd.pp.ru
> > >
> > > >>            Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.
> > > >>
> > > >>
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