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[Alan Ivey <aivey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also, it's worth noting that the default for "client_max_body_size" is only
1 MB:
http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#client_max_body_size .
It will need to be increased on most deployments of DHIS2.

On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> If you are indeed using nginx, the "client_max_body_size" directive is
> part of the installation docs example, can be increased as appropriate:
>
> https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/implementer/html/ch08s04.html#d5e575
>
>
>
> Lars
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 3:02 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Calle,
>>
>> I think this depends on the web server configuration. One can configure
>> max file size for uploads in both the proxy (nginx, apache) and servlet
>> container (tomcat
>> <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2947683/httprequest-maximum-allowable-size-in-tomcat>
>> ).
>>
>> On nginx
>> <http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#client_max_body_size>
>> the directive is:
>>
>> client_max_body_size 200M;
>>
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Lars
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have found that there is a limitation in file size when importing data
>>> into our SERVER-based instances, while I have found no equivalent
>>> limitation when importing large data files (e.g. XML format) into an
>>> equivalent localhost instance. A few key aspects:
>>>
>>> 1. Both the server and localhost are running the latest version of 2.20
>>> 2. Both are running java 8 64 bits and tomcat 8.026 or 8.029
>>> 3. Localhost tomcat has 4GB (min) and 8GB (max) allocated
>>> 4. The server instance (running under Ubuntu Linux) has ~5.3GB RAM, but
>>> increasing/decreasing RAM has no effect on the issue.
>>>
>>> The problem is related to the upload process.
>>>
>>> Example:
>>> When importing a 75MB data file with around 8 mill data records (XML,
>>> zipped) on localhost, the initial upload step is almost instantaneous (2-3
>>> seconds) and then the actual import starts (takes about 10 minutes overall).
>>>
>>> When importing the same file to the equivalent instance on the server,
>>> it takes around 30 seconds to reach 2% upload and then the upload re-starts
>>> at 0% - this goes on ad infinitum.
>>>
>>> Smaller files - e.g. 10-20MB - will maybe import 15-20%, then reset to
>>> 0% and start over.
>>>
>>> It seems to me that the problem is related to the DHIS2 web server
>>> configuration, it do not allow sufficient time for the upload to happen.
>>>
>>> Any indications of how to fix this would be appreciated. While dumping
>>> the server instance into localhost, import the data, and then
>>> upload/restore the instance does work, it is a pain in the b....
>>>
>>> Regards from a sunny Cape Town
>>> Calle
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Lars Helge Øverland
>> Lead developer, DHIS 2
>> University of Oslo
>> Skype: larshelgeoverland
>> http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org>
>>
>>
>
>
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> Lars Helge Øverland
> Lead developer, DHIS 2
> University of Oslo
> Skype: larshelgeoverland
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