How do I set the request timeout for one controller action in an asp.net mvc application

Question

I want to increase the request timeout for a specific controller action in my application. I know I can do it in the web.config for the entire application, but I'd rather change it on just this one action.

Web.config example:

<system.web>   <httpRuntime executionTimeout="1000" />  </system.web> 

How do I do it?

Answer 1

You can set this programmatically in the controller:-

HttpContext.Current.Server.ScriptTimeout = 300; 

Sets the timeout to 5 minutes instead of the default 110 seconds (what an odd default?)

Answer 2

<location path="ControllerName/ActionName">     <system.web>         <httpRuntime executionTimeout="1000"/>     </system.web> </location> 

Probably it is better to set such values in web.config instead of controller. Hardcoding of configurable options is considered harmful.