I ran into this problem with https://truefriender.com/ the solution I used was to use nginx instead of apache, nginx streams the file to disk and then I can handle it with PHP. I still have the 2GB problem but I've tested out Perl and I can go past it, now I just have to implement it.
Common problems with large file uploads
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Re: Common problems with large file uploads
#12split them into rar/zip files with checksums on client side then upload...
Re: Common problems with large file uploads
#13I've been dealing with browser-based large file uploads, which means dealing with lots of browser-specific issues. Fortunately, things are getting better, especially for the webkit-based browsers. Firefox still has some issues, and I check https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678648 pretty regularly. Just today this bug, which was filed in 2003, changed from Status = NEW to Status = ASSIGNED. Today is a good…
First, I'm impressed that someone was uploading 2gb files back in 2003...
Agreed. Good to see that firefox is going to be able to do more than 2gb soon.
Re: Common problems with large file uploads
#14I've been dealing with browser-based large file uploads, which means dealing with lots of browser-specific issues. Fortunately, things are getting better, especially for the webkit-based browsers. Firefox still has some issues, and I check https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678648 pretty regularly. Just today this bug, which was filed in 2003, changed from Status = NEW to Status = ASSIGNED. Today is a good…
To clarify, bug 678648 was logged in 2011 and is marked as a duplicate of bug 215450 (the one from 2003): "uploading files that are larger the 2GB fails" @ https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215450
Re: Common problems with large file uploads
#15I ran into this problem with https://truefriender.com/ the solution I used was to use nginx instead of apache, nginx streams the file to disk and then I can handle it with PHP. I still have the 2GB problem but I've tested out Perl and I can go past it, now I just have to implement it.
Being on Herkou, been bit many times by the 30 second time out. No luxury of changing it, let alone moving in nginx.
Re: Common problems with large file uploads
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dropbox has an API that will (theoretically) let you do this, but there hasn't been a ton of people jumping up and implementing it yet. It'll be cool when it shows up.
I've used the dropbox API before to automatically upload photos in a dropbox folder to Flickr. It occurs on an interval (cron job every 2 mins). I'm sure you could do the same thing using FTP or a custom API that exists on your destination server.
ifttt.com has a dropbox-to-flickr recipe (http://ifttt.com/recipes/6804). Their dropbox channel provides 2 triggers, one for any new file in your public folder, and one specifically for new photos in your public folder (it doesn't say exactly what the definition of "photo" is, though).
I haven't tried it, so I don't know how gracefully it handles renames or moves.
Re: Common problems with large file uploads
#17It may not work for ginormous files, but I've used a flash swf object to upload to s3, released as part of a Rails gem. The latest version is here: https://github.com/nathancolgate/s3-swf-upload-plugin
Re: Common problems with large file uploads
#18I'd really like to be able to use Dropbox as a magic upload handler for any file I upload on my local HD, not just those in my Dropbox folder. They handle the logic of getting all my files into the cloud. Why can't I point a website to my Dropbox and say here, this is handling the file upload?
Dropbox only supports files up to 150MB via their API. I inquired about bumping the limit on a per-app basis; no response.
Re: Common problems with large file uploads
#19I use node.js with this plugin: https://github.com/felixge/node-formidable/
Works like a charm!
Re: Common problems with large file uploads
#208gb+ files? I found a way but you have to use a JAVA FTP Applet. I tested these two here:
http://jupload.sourceforge.net/ and http://www.jfileupload.com/
Dragged and dropped an 8gb+ file and left it on for 5 hours. Worked perfectly. No time outs, no errors, and I'm on a shared hosting account at 1and1.
My problem with them is that it wasn't possible to hide the FTP username and password, they were always in javascript files. I whined, I complained, I bitched, and there was nothing they could do about it. :( So you basically had to password protect the whole directory with .htaccess and be very careful with whom you shared the credentials.
If you don't want people to download and install software just stick with JAVA FTP Applets.