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Project "Metabase.xml"
    Purpose
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how to modify the Microsoft IIS 6 (Metabase.xml) and 7 (applicationHost.config) file so that websites you may have can handle upload streams (such as uploading a file) greater than the default 200kb limit. There's a lot more you can do with the metabase, too.


STEP 1
IIS6/7

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  1. Locate the metabase.xml file on the web server; usually located at windows\system32\inetsrv.
  2. Open the metabase.xml file with Notepad.
STEP 2
IIS6/7

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  1. For IIS 6, locate the text "AspMaxRequestEntityAllowed" and set to the value needed.
  2. For IIS 7, "maxRequestEntityAllowed" can be changed via the command-line via appcmd set config/section:asp maxRequestEntityAllowed:123456 (where 123456 is the actual value). If you prefer, you can use the GUI for IIS7 as shown below.
  3. NOTE: Before saving the metabase file, be sure IIS has been stopped. After saving you will need to restart IIS.
STEP 1
IIS7 Only

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  1. For IIS 7 (and editing via the GUI under Windows Server 2008 Standard), select the main website folder in IIS7.
  2. Double-click on the ASP icon.
STEP 2
IIS7 Only

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  1. Expand the section "Limits Properties".
  2. The two key sections that you may need to modify are "Maximum Requesting Entity Body Limit" for the filesize limit and "Script Time-out" for the duration of time to keep a connection open.
  3. Under "Actions" click "Apply". You should not need to stop or restart IIS 7.
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