A couple easy questions

I'm currently managing sites with another host but today I found out that the server I'm on doesn't have directory browsing turned off by default! Dumb on my part not to have checked this but took it for granted. I asked them to do it and they won't saying most people want their sites to have directory browsing. This is something I certainly don't believe. I know I can manually protect directories but I don't want to have to go through that trouble. What's the setting on the hostgator servers?

What's the php upload_max_filesize? I'm guessing most installs leave it at the 2MB default. I need to have it set to 35MB for one client that uses her site mostly for exchanging advertising materials that she works on with her clients. Is that going to be a problem?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I'm currently managing sites with another host but today I found out that the server I'm on doesn't have directory browsing turned off by default! Dumb on my part not to have checked this but took it for granted. I asked them to do it and they won't saying most people want their sites to have directory browsing. This is something I certainly don't believe. I know I can manually protect directories but I don't want to have to go through that trouble. What's the setting on the hostgator servers?

What's the php upload_max_filesize? I'm guessing most installs leave it at the 2MB default. I need to have it set to 35MB for one client that uses her site mostly for exchanging advertising materials that she works on with her clients. Is that going to be a problem?

Browsing directories, or "Indexing" is on by default. You can turn that off, but almost any host you find will have that on. The php upload max size is usually 5 to 10mb on any server, you would not be able to increase or decrease it unless you got a dedicated server. In which you would have access to all settings on the server.

[jeff_s]

HG has indexing turned on by default, but you can turn off display of indexes site-wide by simply adding the statement:

Options All -Indexes

to your ../public_html/.htaccess file.

[Serra]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What's the php upload_max_filesize? I'm guessing most installs leave it at the 2MB default. I need to have it set to 35MB for one client that uses her site mostly for exchanging advertising materials that she works on with her clients. Is that going to be a problem?

It is set at 2mb. Changing the max PHP upload to 35mb would be a system wide change, I don't believe you can change it on an account basis as it is a php.ini setting.

However, changing the php.ini may be tempting, it is not wise. It can cause big problems. You would be better off setting the client up with an FTP program and allowing them to upload that way by creating an FTP account. If it isn't possible to provide her clients with an ftp program that is presetup to access her server, then it may be possible to do it another way, but allowing 35mb PHP uploads is not the answer.

I see there is 2MB upload limit dictated by php upload_max_filesize.

Does that mean multiple files of say 1.5MB could be uploaded?

I.e., if I'm using zencart, which allows a customer to upload an image file for an order, and presumably allows them to upload 1 image per ordered item and they order multiple items, will the upload work or will it fail as soon as that customer has reached a 2MB limit, say on the second image file attached to the 2nd ordered item?

[Serra]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I see there is 2MB upload limit dictated by php upload_max_filesize.

Does that mean multiple files of say 1.5MB could be uploaded?

I.e., if I'm using zencart, which allows a customer to upload an image file for an order, and presumably allows them to upload 1 image per ordered item and they order multiple items, will the upload work or will it fail as soon as that customer has reached a 2MB limit, say on the second image file attached to the 2nd ordered item?

That is correct. Each file has to be less than the max, but you may upload as many files as you wish.

Note: If they are being uploaded by the same script, without pause, then you might run into the max time, which is likely 30 seconds.

[MediaGlo]

can we not change the upload_max_filesize in the .htaccess file as well?