How to restrict the size of file being uploaded apache + django

Question

How to restrict the size of file being uploaded. I am using django 1.1 with apache. Can I use apache for this and show some html error page if say size is bigger then 100MB.

Answer 1

You can do this in javascript in most recent browsers, using the File API: http://www.w3.org/TR/FileAPI/

For example (using jquery):

var TYPES = ['image/jpeg', 'image/jpg', 'image.png'];

var file = $('#my_file_input')[0].files[0];
var size = file.size || file.fileSize;
var type = file.type;

if (size > MAX_BYTES) {
  alert('Error: file too large');

} else if (TYPES.indexOf(type) < 0) {
  alert('Error: file not a JPG or PNG');

} else {
  // proceed with file upload

}

No need for Java or Flash. Of course, you'll still need some sort of checking on the server for users who disable javascript.