File upload capability (1GB files)

[hllight]

Is there a utility to allow customers to upload large files? My customers need to upload files as large as 1GB.

If anyone has a suggestion or is willing to write a utility, I would be interested in paying for it.

[misty]

Zencart has upload facility built in using attributes BUT
read
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...78&postcount=4

[dbltoe]

If the changing of "Maximum File Upload Size" in ADMIN >> Configuration >>Maximum Values doesn't do it, you might want to check with your host to see if a limit is set there.

[hllight]

If the changing of "Maximum File Upload Size" in ADMIN >> Configuration >>Maximum Values doesn't do it, you might want to check with your host to see if a limit is set there.

I have changed the maximum values. I also added the File attribute which browses for the file. It seems to upload the file but I can't find it. Whe the file has finished uploading, it goes directly to the shopping cart, which I assume is an indicatin tht the file was uploaded successfully. I attempted to upload a larger file and when it is complete, it goes to an empty shopping cart which I again assume the file upload was not successful. The largre file was 26MB, I change the max file size to: 307200000
It also does not a comment or note to the confirmation email indicating that a file was uploaded or what its file name is.
Are there instructions anywhere showing how to implement this capability?

[misty]

Previous post below may help...
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...48&postcount=9

[dbltoe]

We're into unfamiliar territory for me now.

Looks like Misty has steered you in the right direction and, hopefully, website rob will be able to help you out.

[hllight]

Previous post below may help...
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...48&postcount=9

I am using zencart 1.3.7.
I am obviously missing something. I am able to upload a small .pdf file but not a 5mb .psd file.

If you are willing to help me out for a fee I would really apprecaite your help. We could spend three days exchanging emails when a 5 minute phone call or access to my site would fix it in a minute. I may be asking too much of zen cart.

If you are interested please send me an email at hllight AT comcast DOT net. Thanks.

[kuroi]

PHP has an ini setting "upload_max_filesize" which by default is set to 2MB. That would need to be increased on your server before any PHP function would co-operate in uploading a larger file.

Even then, uploading files as large as 1GB via a browser is asking for trouble. This is pushing their capabilities to the limit in a non-core area.

A more normal approach for this requirement would be an anonymous FTP account that allows customer to upload their files using proper tools with proper error messages in case of problem. Often this is combined with a server side utility that whips uploaded files way to a protected directory to stop the next person along from downloading them.

[hllight]

PHP has an ini setting "upload_max_filesize" which by default is set to 2MB. That would need to be increased on your server before any PHP function would co-operate in uploading a larger file.

Even then, uploading files as large as 1GB via a browser is asking for trouble. This is pushing their capabilities to the limit in a non-core area.

A more normal approach for this requirement would be an anonymous FTP account that allows customer to upload their files using proper tools with proper error messages in case of problem. Often this is combined with a server side utility that whips uploaded files way to a protected directory to stop the next person along from downloading them.

Thanks for the input. We do have an FTP site and encourage our customers to use it. Unfortunately, most customers do not want to download and install an FTP client and IE times out uploading large files. FireFox and Chrome do not even support logging into an FTP site. This is obviously a complex problem with no simple solution. I have been struggling with this for years. We had an open FTP site and ended up with gigs and gigs of ######## and other files. Someone figured out the paths and just took it over.
What is the setting and where is it located for the 2MB file limit? There is a .htaccess file in the root directory and I noticed one in the /image/uploads/ directory also.

Thanks again.

[hllight]

When I mentioned 1GB files, that is the exception. Most files are under 100MB but it is not unusual for a 300MB file.