Reasons for Upload File Size Limit?

  • Resolved onyudo

    (@onyudo)


    8 years, 6 months ago

    hello,

    my apologies if this has been posted elsewhere…

    i know how to make the changes to increase the file size limit of uploads, but i am having a hard time explaining to a client as to why is there a limit in the first place.

    in a nutshell: i have maxed out the upload file size limit, and the client wants it to be more. i’ve checked with my hosting provider, and their answer is basically “no, you can’t have any more”—which isn’t going to help explain things to my client.

    any insights here would be much appreciated!

    cheers!

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  • Why not use an FTP client other than that provided by your Host?

    I recommend Filezilla for PC (https://filezilla-project.org/)

    or Cyberduck for Mac (https://cyberduck.io/?l=en)

    Both are free and pretty simple to use. Virtually no upload limitations that I’m aware of.

    Now, if you are talking about database or storage space limitations at your hosting provider, that’s a different story. And if thats the case, what does your hosting plan allot for? You may need to upgrade.

    Thread Starter onyudo

    (@onyudo)

    FTP is a great solution…but frankly, the client cannot be trusted with that level of access. And the entire site was built with the premise that the client needs to upload content on their own.

    Again…I’m not looking for solutions to skirt the limitations. I just need some valid reason(s) as to why there is a limit in the first place—and its surprising to me how hard it is to find any verbiage as to the “Why” of it all.

    Without knowing the specific hosting provider or plan in question, I can only speculate as to why they would place a limitation that you cannot alter on their shared hosting.

    Remember that this is usually virtual hosting shared with other users. Very large file uploads >5 to 10GB may be deemed an unnecessary tax on server resources. Or it may be an attempt to limit people using the shared hosting as a data storage solution.

    If you’re files aren’t larger than that, I’d say that is somewhat concerning. GoDaddy (for instance) claims a “Maximum file size allowed for upload: 99.95 GB” on their economy hosting plan. Now granted, I’ve never attempted an upload of that magnitude (and don’t foresee I ever would) but I guess it’s nice to know I have the option. ??

    Thread Starter onyudo

    (@onyudo)

    The maximum on my server is 99MB, which is generally more than what is needed. However, the client often has very large video files for internal use and they can be well over the 10GB mark. I understand full well that a 10GB file can be deemed an unnecessary tax on server resources, but my contact is going to need more of a reason than that to take it back to their video team to get them to produce output in more manageable file sizes.

    thanks! i’ll close this and go back to looking for verbiage on the web.

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