wombatvvv Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Hi, I'm pretty new to this, so apologies if there's some simple solution/misunderstanding. It seems to me that when the user uploads a file, PHP pulls in the file into the temporary directory and then you can query it using the $_FILES array. Assuming I am correct so far, I have two questions: 1. Is there anyway to prevent the upload to the temporary folder based on file size? Seems to me a good way to overload a server to upload 10GB files, even if they are picked up as "errors" and deleted from the temp folder. 2. How long do files stay in the temporary folder? Does PHP delete them automatically, and if so, when? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 1. You can't handle it at the PHP level. You have to configure the web server: Apache's LimitRequestBody directive, for example. 2. PHP will delete them automatically after the upload script exits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatvvv Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 Thankyou very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugix Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 you could also look in your php.ini file for something like max_upload_size... the default is set to 2M.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 you could also look in your php.ini file for something like max_upload_size... the default is set to 2M.. That will only prevent PHP from dealing with the file. It will still be transmitted to the server, occupying a worker thread the whole time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugix Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 what I meant is that he should do what you suggested as well as what I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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