Re: [PHP-DEV] Fwd: [PHP] upload_max_size vs. post_max_size From: Andi Gutmans (andi <email protected>)
Date: 11/13/00

At 08:31 AM 11/13/00 -0600, Andrei Zmievski wrote:
>On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Andi Gutmans wrote:
> > I prefer not having both of these options but just one.
> > Language wise it makes more sense to keep the post_max_size directive
> > because it includes everything and not only file uploads but as people
> have
> > always used upload_max_size it might be better to keep the old name.
> > Also the main question is if it is better to only have one option. They
> > actually aren't completely the same. The post_max_size checks the
> > content_length and makes sure it's not longer than the directive, the
> > upload_max_size is checked in rfc1867.c to see if the uploaded file
> doesn't
> > exceed a certain size.
> > At least to me it's not obvious how to deal with it.
> > Discussion?
>
>Can we always rely on content-length header being truthful?

Not if someone willingly creates a bad request but in this case you might
not reach the upload_max_size() directive either.

Andi 

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