# Max File Upload & Max Execution Time

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/max-file-upload-max-execution-time/118668>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 29, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/max-file-upload-max-execution-time/118668 "2007-10-29T22:55:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![balaji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@balaji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/balaji)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/max-file-upload-max-execution-time/118668/1 "2007-10-29T22:55:49Z")

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Hi

I have a application where i am allowing users to upload high  
resolution images ( most of them are more than 4.5 MB in size )  
because of the file size i am getting server timeout errors , can  
anyone suggest me ,how i can increase server execution time ,i am  
using mongrel . also how can i increase max file upload limit of my  
application ?

Regards & Thanks  
A.Balaji

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**Author:** ![balaji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@balaji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/balaji)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 11:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/max-file-upload-max-execution-time/118668/2 "2007-11-02T11:04:31Z")

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Balaji wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I have a application where i am allowing users to upload high  
> resolution images ( most of them are more than 4.5 MB in size )  
> because of the file size i am getting server timeout errors , can  
> anyone suggest me ,how i can increase server execution time ,i am  
> using mongrel . also how can i increase max file upload limit of my  
> application ?
> 
> Regards & Thanks  
> A.Balaji

Hi All:  
I m also looking for a similar solution. I am sending mail through my  
application and it is giving “Execution Timeout” error after some time…

Where can we increase the script execution time. I am facing this issue  
on Webricks-Windows and on mongrel-Apache RHEL as well…

TIA,  
Priya

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**Author:** ![balaji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@balaji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/balaji)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/max-file-upload-max-execution-time/118668/3 "2007-11-16T09:53:24Z")

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balaji

are you using file\_column bridge to upload the file?

is that possible to share the code application\>