How to increase file upload size on Moodle - Server 2008

[witch]

I know that there have been some threads mentioning this, but I am keen to know specifically how to do this on Server 2008R2. The Moodle FAQs only mention it for IIS, but surely if the rest of it, that they have titled '"XP and Server 2003" applied to Server2008 it would say so?

Bit worried about breaking it

[sister_annex]

you need to alter the php.ini file

 

post_max_size = 1024M
upload_max_filesize = 1024M

 

that should do it - as far as i know it is not server specific

 

you will need to restart iis after the change

 

HTH

 

Mark

[witch]

Is that really all? Because the FAQs seem to mention a lot more than that

We have done that but cant upload big files - could anything else be stopping it?

[sister_annex]

You will need to change your 'Maximum uploaded file size' in moodle also

 

Administration > Security > Site policies

 

Ours is currently set at server limit

 

HTH

 

Mark

[witch]

You will need to change your 'Maximum uploaded file size' in moodle also

 

Administration > Security > Site policies

 

Ours is currently set at server limit

 

HTH

 

Mark

 

Ours is set as that as well. It is a server issue? Can I increase the server upload allowance and if so, where?

[sister_annex]

Server limit pulls the info from the php.ini file. AFAIK that should be it and works fine for us here.

 

It may be a course setting - that also has the ability to restrict file upload sizes.

 

There is a course upload limit (default).

 

Administration > Courses > Course Default Settings

 

Is it a WAMP setup or do you use IIS?

 

Mark

[witch]

Note to self: DON'T listen to teachers! I was informed that the error mentioned file size...it doesnt..

The error, when I was finally told it, is more likely to be a timeout.

I have increased the timeout to 900 seconds and will now go away and see if it works.

Thanks

[sister_annex]

haha, typical!

 

No Problems - it may help someone else in the future

 

Mark

[witch]

Spoke too soon - still doesnt work but now getting at 404 error

Any ideas?

[sister_annex]

hmmmm 404 is usually File or Site not Found...

 

I am presuming that it has been working fine up until this point or is this a test case?

 

Timeouts tend to happen on large files usually >1Gb

 

Have you checked file permissions on the directory that contains your moodledata?

 

I am struggling at this point. Sorry

[witch]

situation as follows:

Uploads of 24MB or above are getting the 404 error. Anything less than this is fine, which is why it was thought to be a file size error.

I have increased the file size and the timeout with no success

any ideas?

[sister_annex]

hmmm, tbh not really sure, and the box of straws that i'm clutching at are getting thin on the ground!

 

the only things I can thing of is possibly Quotas(maybe), if it is IIS that you're running i dont think there are file size restrictions, if it is Apache there may well be but i know very little about apache. other than that I really dont know.

 

A quick google come up with this, but not sure how helpful it would be - but it seems to be similar to the error you are getting

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=144597

 

sorry I cant be of more help

 

Mark

[witch]

Found this:

Adjusting File Size Limit in IIS 7

 

The problem is that in IIS 7 on Windows 2008 Server, the web application will reject any file that is larger than 30 MB. This is a default limitation of IIS. You can increase the maximum file size by adding the following code to in the web.config file:

 

 

Does anyone think this will work, and if so, where do I find the file to alter?

[witch]

Can anyone help me? Or am I ..

[Edu-IT]

Found this:

Adjusting File Size Limit in IIS 7

 

The problem is that in IIS 7 on Windows 2008 Server, the web application will reject any file that is larger than 30 MB. This is a default limitation of IIS. You can increase the maximum file size by adding the following code to in the web.config file:

 

 

Does anyone think this will work, and if so, where do I find the file to alter?

Web.config is usually for ASP applications.

 

Found this on Moodle.

 

Modifying the IIS 7.0/7.5 configuration (Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2)

 

First increase activity and request time outs (allows large files to succeed on slow connections)

FastCGI Settings > Edit (Right-click on PHP application)

Set Process Model > Activity Timeout to '3600' (one hour)

Set Process Model > Request Timeout to '3600' (one hour)Next set 'Maximum allowed content length'

 

Request Filtering > Edit Feature Settings:

Set 'Maximum allowed content length' to your desired file size (in bytes) e.g. '536870912' for 512MB (default is approximately 28.6MB)

[witch]

Web.config is usually for ASP applications.

 

Found this on Moodle.

 

Modifying the IIS 7.0/7.5 configuration (Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2)

 

First increase activity and request time outs (allows large files to succeed on slow connections)

FastCGI Settings > Edit (Right-click on PHP application)

Set Process Model > Activity Timeout to '3600' (one hour)

Set Process Model > Request Timeout to '3600' (one hour)Next set 'Maximum allowed content length'

 

Request Filtering > Edit Feature Settings:

Set 'Maximum allowed content length' to your desired file size (in bytes) e.g. '536870912' for 512MB (default is approximately 28.6MB)

 

Thanks, but I did that as well and it didnt help. General consensus on the moodle forum is that the problem lies outside moodle, which is why I am looking at IIS and everything else!

[Edu-IT]

Could you not setup WAMP and see if you have the same issue? That would rule out IIS.

[witch]

Could you not setup WAMP and see if you have the same issue? That would rule out IIS.

 

Could do...if I knew how..

 

Update on issue: after doing the IIS bits and pieces, the error message no longer appears. Instead, the progress bar goes across to about 1/3 and then...just stops. No message, no upload, no nothing

[sister_annex]

Ok, this may help

 

Fixing File Upload Size Limit in IIS 7 | cyprich.com

 

You will have Moodle as an application i think you need to create a file called web.config (if it doesn't already exist) and add the text shown on the blog above

 

That pot of straws has now definately run out

 

HTH

 

Mark

[witch]

Yes, I did all that back on page 1 - but thanks for the pot of straws anyway!!

 

Come on all you other clever..people - someone must know of some setting I have missed SOMEWHERE