HTTP Upload Limit

Question

Do you know the maximum upload size in a HTTP transfer using mozilla?.

Answer 1

Great to hear you've experienced success with uploading larger files.
Appcmd.exe is a command line tool to manage IIS. For full disclosure, you could also use the WebAdministration module in PowerShell to manage IIS.
Appcmd.exe: http://www.iis.net/learn/get-started/getting-started-with-iis/getting-started-with-appcmdexe
WebAdministration PowerShell cmdlets: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee790599.aspx
To answer your question - you want to use the command line (AppCMD.exe) or PowerShell. This is recommended by Microsoft and unless you are an IIS expert, I would not recommend modifying IIS configuration files manually. This particular command edits the
applicationhost.config file - it is found by default at c:\windows\system32\inetsvr\config\applicationhost.config. This is the master configuration file for IIS (in IIS 7 and later). The command adds the desired
maxAllowedContentLength within the system.webServer/security/requestFiltering section. On your development image, open this file and navigate to this section to see what the command specifically added - its pretty easy to determine the xml you
could manually add - again, I don't recommend doing it manually. One wrong keystroke when modifying that file can equal a really bad day and can mess up IIS. I do encourage folks to learn and understand what goes on behind the scenes (i.e. understanding
the actions of the perceived 'black box' that is command line tools), but it really isn't worth playing around with this file without the command line tool or PowerShell. To be safe, before playing around manually take a backup of this file.
If you have any further questions, please let me know.
Cheers,
Craig
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