What is the correct way of sending large file through HTTP POST, without loading the whole file into ram?

Question

I\'m currently working on an application for uploading large video files from the iPhone to a webservice through simple http post. As of right now, I build an NSURLRequest and p

Answer 1

You can use a NSInputStream to provide the data to post via -[NSMutableURLRequest setHTTPBodyStream:]. This could be an input stream that reads from a file. You might need to implement the connection:needNewBodyStream: method in your URL connection delegate to provide a new, unopened stream in case the system needs to retransmit the data.