My question is relating to how large files are uploaded in DAMP / Umbraco.
My understanding is that when a large file is uploading, the web server allocates the memory needed for this file. This means for example that with a standard upload control if the user uploads a file which is 2Gb is size, and the server only has 2Gb of memory, this memory is allocated and changes what was once a nice little speedy web server is to a super slow snail of a machine running from the page file.
Does DAMP use the standard upload control, or does it use a 'chunked' method.]
In a general Umbraco sense is this something that has been thought about with V5, are other people worried about it? Maybe it could make sense to use a web service to upload files?
DAMP uses the same upload control as the upload field on a media item. Found out the create option of the default media picker in Umbraco also used this so it was a good example I could use :).
It doesn't use a 'chunked' method and if you would replace the normal upload datatype on a Media Type it also wouldn't work anymore in DAMP (it searches for the guid of the upload render control).
I don't know how this currently works in v5, but I think for the Alpha versions the upload control works the same as v4. Perhaps you can start a topic in the v5 forum or create a workitem on codeplex for it.
File Uploads in DAMP / Umbraco
Hello,
My question is relating to how large files are uploaded in DAMP / Umbraco.
My understanding is that when a large file is uploading, the web server allocates the memory needed for this file. This means for example that with a standard upload control if the user uploads a file which is 2Gb is size, and the server only has 2Gb of memory, this memory is allocated and changes what was once a nice little speedy web server is to a super slow snail of a machine running from the page file.
Does DAMP use the standard upload control, or does it use a 'chunked' method.]
In a general Umbraco sense is this something that has been thought about with V5, are other people worried about it? Maybe it could make sense to use a web service to upload files?
Just a few thoughts,
DAMP rocks. Laurie!
Hi Laurie,
DAMP uses the same upload control as the upload field on a media item. Found out the create option of the default media picker in Umbraco also used this so it was a good example I could use :).
It doesn't use a 'chunked' method and if you would replace the normal upload datatype on a Media Type it also wouldn't work anymore in DAMP (it searches for the guid of the upload render control).
I don't know how this currently works in v5, but I think for the Alpha versions the upload control works the same as v4. Perhaps you can start a topic in the v5 forum or create a workitem on codeplex for it.
Jeroen
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