Re: Apache: URL Request TOO Large

[Chris F. <ch...@fe...>]

On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 11:36:19 -0500  David Ratte wrote:
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 | Granted this is more of an Apache issue than sql-ledger, but I have a
 | problem while editiing a component from within a bill-of-materials,
 | only when the BOM is over a certain size (maybe 15-20 parts or so).
 |
 | Basically what happens is that since the screen is basically one big
 | $form, when you press submit a URL too great to process error occurs.
 |
 | So the big question: is there a compile-time option or config file
 | switch for the MAX URL SIZE? I couldn't find anything on the apache
 | faq site.
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It looks like sql-ledger uses application/x-www-form-urlencoded format for
form fields which limits the size of the URL to one that will fit into a
HTTP header. These "SHOULD" be less than 78 characters but "MUST" be no
more than 998 characters.  If sql-ledger used multipart/form-data then this
limit would not be an issue.  

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    Chris Fedde