Apache filesize limit?

[John]

Hmm... Apache docs mention large file support is supposed to work with 32 bit unix type OS by default. I wonder what we're missing...

I'm stumped at the moment.

I read an article a while back about Lighttpd being good (and supposedly faster than Apache as well) with handling very large file downloads. That might be something to look into. If you have a spare IP address on the same server you should be able to run it alongside apache.

Another option is using the split command to make the file smaller. Although, anyone who downloads the pieces will need to know how to reassemble them back into the original file.

[Billy41684]

Well, poop. I like apache :/ I guess I could use RAR to create chunks if I ever need to. Everyone and their dog knows how to extract from RAR chunks.

[John]

I wonder if there might be an option in one of Apache's config files to turn LFS on/off. That might be worth looking into.

You wouldn't need to switch from using apache, just install lighttpd to run on another IP address alongside of apache. It shouldn't interfere at all. You would need to configure Apache not to listen to the IP that you allocate to lighttpd.

I like apache as well and use it for my hosting. Although, I have read some very good things about other linux web servers as well. Apache seems to be the most configurable, most compatible and has the most features - but there are some web server programs that can do some things much better than apache.

I'm not sure if this is about lighttpd or one of the others, but I read an article a few weeks back about how some company dropped their load from maxing out 3 servers with apache to using a single server for the same traffic levels with another program. But that was for a very specific purpose, I think it was either a very busy image hosting or downloads type website.