Win 2003 std file upload with php

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From: Andrew (andrewrobins_at_gmail.com)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: 28 Jun 2004 06:33:18 -0700

Hello all. I am tearing my hair out over a problem I am having with
uploading files from http forms via php to my Win2003 server.

Basically, after a certain time, file uploads fail. I have set the max
file upload size in php.ini, and am sure it isnt a problem with the
php configuration. All my uploads are stalling at approximately 8Mb.

I tried logging into the server and running the file upload page from
there and was able to upload much larger files with no problem at all,
but when I try it from my office machine, I can start the upload, and
- via remote desktop - simultaneously see the size of the temp file on
the server increasing, then when it hits approx 8mb - but sometimes
slightly more or less - the file size stops increasing, and the
transfer fails, with no feedback from my php script. As I said, this
definitely isnt a problem with the php setup, as from the server
itself, calling the php script, I am able to upload much larger files.

I have a feeling this is a 'time based' rather than 'filesize based'
issue I am running into.

Googling around suggests that in previous versions of IIS, a possible
tweak may have involved increasing the Script timeout setting on the
server. Is this likely to help? And if so, how can I do this with
IIS6?

Thanks in advance for any help

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