LimitRequestBody Directive
LimitRequestBody bytes
Default: LimitRequestBody 0
Server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess
This directive specifies the number of
bytes from 0 (meaning unlimited) to
2147483647 (2GB) that are allowed in a request body. The default
value is defined by the compile-time constant
DEFAULT_LIMIT_REQUEST_BODY (0 as distributed).
The LimitRequestBody directive allows the user to
set a limit on the allowed size of an HTTP request message body
within the context in which the directive is given (server,
per-directory, per-file, or per-location). If the client request
exceeds that limit, the server will return an error response instead
of servicing the request. The size of a normal request message body
will vary greatly depending on the nature of the resource and the
methods allowed on that resource. CGI scripts typically use the
message body for passing form information to the server.
Implementations of the PUT method will require a
value at least as large as any representation that the server wishes
to accept for that resource.
This directive gives the server administrator greater control over abnormal client-request behavior, which may be useful for avoiding some forms of denial-of-service attacks.