Long URL

[bhaydon]

I have an internal system that requires long URLs. I have recently moved this system to a new server, and updated apache. All of a sudden my system will not accept urls longer than approx. 300 characters.

Is there any way to enable longer urls?

Thank you for your help.

-Brad

 

[sleipnir214]

According to:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html

This directive sets the number of bytes from 0 to the value of the compile-time constant DEFAULT_LIMIT_REQUEST_LINE (8190 as distributed) that will be allowed on the HTTP request-line.

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[bhaydon]

I still could not resolve my problem with this information.

I am sorry, I am a bit of a newbie when it comes to apache. I am getting a page cannot be displayed when the url is over approx 300 characters long.

Could you please explain the solution to me more clearly? I really appreciate your help!

-Brad

 

[sleipnir214]

I'm sorry. I subitted after editing badly.

Check your system's httpd.conf for an existing runtime configuration directive "LimitRequestLine". If there's one there, it will be limiting the system. See

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#limitrequestline

If there's not one there, I'd try the connection with another brand of browser just to make sure it's not a browser problem.

After that, if I hadn't installed Apache from source tarball, I would consider doing so.



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[bhaydon]

my system httd.conf does not contain limitrequestline.

I am getting this error with any browser, so I don't think that is the issue.

I installed apache using apachefriend's xammp ( I'm not that worried about security, but I needed a quick install ) on a windows 2003 server. Would you suggest re-installing apache?

Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it!

-Brad

 

[sleipnir214]

oof. Win32.

When I have run Apache, I have nearly always (all but once, to be precise) run it on Unix-like OSes. And all but one or two of those times, I have installed it from source.

It could be that xammp's installation has lowered the value of DEFAULT_LIMIT_REQUEST_LINE before compile.

It could be a problem with environment variables. Varibles input on the URL make their way into a web app via environment variables.



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[bhaydon]

so what would the solution be?

 

[sleipnir214]

I don't know.

What OS was your old server running?



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[bhaydon]

windows 2003.

I was thinking of just installing apache2 from their website and trying to disable the xammp install. I would assume that I would have more control with that install.

What do you think?

 

[sleipnir214]

How was Apache installed on the old server? I'd try to match that.



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[bhaydon]

Yeah, that is what I was going to try and do. I can't take down the server for long, so I will have to try to fix this tonight. I will let you know how it turns out.

Thanks again!

 

[sleipnir214]

Please do.



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