How to fix problems uploading images in asp.net mvc 3/razor

by Steve French in ASP.net MVC, How To Fix

The Problem: You are attempting to create create an asp.net mvc 3 page with razor that uses an upload control.  You try to upload an image and all you get is a “server not available” error.  Not very descriptive it it?

The Cause: ASP.net sets the default upload limit very low.

The Solution: Raise the limit, just add this to the web.config file ,

<httpRuntime maxRequestLength=”9097151″ executionTimeout=”3600″/>

That’s it!

 

This post originally appeared on the Stronico blog – with the absorption of Stronico into Digital Tool Factory this post has been moved to the Digital Tool Factory blog