LimitRequestBody: Apache Limiting User Upload File Size

Q. I'd like to put limits on user file uploading size. How do I restricts the total size of the HTTP request body sent from the client under Apache 2 Web server?

A. To restricts the total size of the HTTP request body sent from the client use LimitRequestBody Directive. You can add this directive using .htaccess file or httpd.conf file under virtual host or directory configuration options. You can set value (in bytes) from 0 (unlimited) to 2147483647 (2GB) that are allowed in a request body.

For example, limit /var/www/vhost/cyberciti.biz/wp-uploads to 100K, you might use the following directive (add to .htaccess or httpd.conf file):

<Directory "/var/www/vhost/cyberciti.biz/wp-uploads">
    LimitRequestBody 102400
</Directory>

Restart httpd (if added to httpd.conf):
# service httpd restart

References:

• Apache core features