System.Web.HttpException (0x80004005): Maximum request length exceeded while uploading file

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

I know it can be solved by increasing maxRequestLength in webconfig. but i am restricted to do so.

I am getting this error if i upload file greater then 5 MB.

Please suggest me any alternate way to do this without altering web.config.

Posted 21-Oct-13 7:59am

k@ran

Updated 3-Apr-23 18:51pm

Add a Solution

1 solution

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Ranjan.D · Answer 1 · 2013-10-21T08:51:00

There's a default of 4MB max request length set in Machine.config , The only way you can override this is set the system.web -> httpRuntime in web.config for your application.

Try something like below in IIS 7

appcmd set config "My Site/MyApp" -section:requestFiltering -requestLimits.maxAllowedContentLength:104857600 -commitpath:apphost

Source - http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2008/01/08/large-file-uploads-in-asp-net.aspx[^]