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Why can't I upload a file bigger than 200K on Windows Server 2003 / IIS 6.0

The default settings of IIS 6.0 prevent the upload of files bigger than 200K. There are two different settings:

  • MaxRequestEntityAllowed is the maximum number of bytes allowed in the entity body of any HTTP request.
  • AspMaxRequestEntityAllowed is the maximum number of bytes allowed in the entity body of an HTTP request to an ASP page.

In either case, if the Content-Length header is present in the HTTP request and it specifies an amount of data greater than the IIS 6.0 setting, IIS refuses the upload and returns a 403 error response.

To change these settings, follow these steps:

  1. Stop the IIS service
  2. Open c:WindowsSystem32Inetsrvmetabase.XML in notepad or another text editor
  3. Change the value for the MaxRequestEntityAllowed or AspMaxRequestEntityAllowed to the setting you require. For example, use 1073741824 to allow 1GB uploads.
  4. Start the IIS service


 

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