I recently came across an issue while trying to upload large files into Umbraco: they would always timeout, even after the usual changes on the web.config file:
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<system.web>
<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="1048576" executionTimeout="3600" />
...
</system.web> |
Yesterday, while plotting on my batcave, I came across the solution (and the problem). IIS7 on Windows Server 2008 is limited to a maximum upload size of 30MB. You will need to do the following changes on your web.config file to able to upload large files:
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<system.webServer>
<security>
<requestFiltering>
<requestLimits maxAllowedContentLength="200000000" />
</requestFiltering>
</security>
...
</system.webServer> |
That will do it. Also, if you (and your clients) are uploading large files into Umbraco, using the Desktop Media Uploader is probably a good idea. The only issue I found is that it is not able to recognize custom media types.
Good bedtime reading:
Large file uploads in ASP.NET