CGI Apache Directive: LimitRequestLine

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Hi, I'm hoping that you can help me with an issue we have come across regar=
ding some new development we're doing around the use of CGI Apache web serv=
ices.

I work in the Systems department for Premier Farnell (Leeds), we had an in-=
house course a while back that was presented by Paul Tuohy.. this was inte=
nded to give us an insight into CGI Apache and what it could do for our bus=
iness... hence this email now.

Our problem is this... we want to provide a web service that will provide a=
real time data link between our AS400 and web sites... we have achieved th=
is without a problem using a url "get" request to the CGI Apache server on =
the AS400.

However, the problem we have stumbled onto is the maximum size of the query=
string that we can use... this is limited to 8190 bytes... I believe this =
is a "Directive" constraint in Apache called: LimitRequestLine

We understand that there isn't such a limit using a "post" request but befo=
re we re-develop everything we have done we wanted to make sure that there =
wasn't anything we could do to get around the constraint I have just mentio=
ned. We would be looking at a maximum size more in the region of 32k.

I'd be very grateful if you could me what the "correct" course of action sh=
ould be to resolve this problem please?

Regards, Andy.


> Andy Martucci
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> GIS Back Office
Premier Farnell

> amartucci@premierfarnell.com
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Hi, I'm hoping that you can help me with a=
n issue we have come across regarding some new development we're doing arou=
nd the use of CGI Apache web services.

I work in the Systems department for Premi=
er Farnell (Leeds), we had an in-house course a while back that was present=
ed by Paul Tuohy..  this was intended to give us an insight into CGI A=
pache and what it could do for our business... hence this email now.=

Our problem is this... we want to provide =
a web service that will provide a real time data link between our AS400 and=
web sites... we have achieved this without a problem using a url "get=
" request to the CGI Apache server on the AS400.

However, the problem we have stumbled onto=
is the maximum size of the query string that we can use... this is limited=
to 8190 bytes... I believe this is a "Directive" constraint in A=
pache called: LimitRequestLine

We understand that there isn't such a limi=
t using a "post" request but before we re-develop everything we h=
ave done we wanted to make sure that there wasn't anything we could do to g=
et around the constraint I have just mentioned. We would be looking at a ma=
ximum size more in the region of 32k.

I'd be very grateful if you could me what =
the "correct" course of action should be to resolve this problem =
please?

Regards, Andy.

Andy Martucci






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