System.Web.HttpException (0x80004005): Maximum request length exceeded

Question

I am trying to upload an mp4 video file that is 5.25 MB in size in an ASP.NET MVC 5 application.

I have tried adding this to the Web.config file which has been the accepted answer in most cases to this problem.

<system.web>
    <!-- This will handle requests up to 1024MB (1GB) -->
    <httpRuntime maxRequestLength="1048576" />
</system.web>

I've also tried setting the timeout as well in the Web.config

<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="1048576" executionTimeout="3600" />

However, when I go to upload the file I am getting System.Web.HttpException (0x80004005): Maximum request length exceeded.

Maybe there is something that needs to be set in the controller or view?

Controller:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Index(HttpPostedFileBase file)
{
    if (file != null && file.ContentLength > 0)
    {
        var fileName = Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
        if (fileName != null)
        {
            var path = Path.Combine(Server.MapPath("~/Content/Videos"), fileName);
            file.SaveAs(path);
        }
    }
    return RedirectToAction("Index");
}

View:

@using (Html.BeginForm("Edit", "Posts", FormMethod.Post, new { enctype =  "multipart/form-data" }))
{
    <input type="file" name="file" />
    <input type="submit" value="OK" />
}

How do you upload video files in ASP.NET MVC 5?

Answer 1

Try add this in web.config (in bytes !):

 <system.webServer>
   <security>
      <requestFiltering>
         <requestLimits maxAllowedContentLength="1073741824" />
      </requestFiltering>
   </security>
 </system.webServer>