Maximum size for directory section of an URL

[paveway]

Hi, I don't know if this is the right area to ask this but I couldn't find another forum for it.<br>
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My question is what is the maximum size you can specify for a directory on an URL <br>
eg<br>

http://www.whatever.com/directory/directory<br>

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I know for the address it is 26 letters, but what about the directories?.<br>
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Thanks

 

[jsauce]

The length of a header can be no longer than 4096 bytes. Even if you enter more than this number only the first 4096 bytes are recognized. This means 4096 bytes including the URL itself. Example:

http://www.test.com/~test/test2/tes...777777777777777777777777777777777777777&8<br>

This is all considered one header, so you just have to count the bytes.