{"id":4381,"date":"2010-06-03T18:05:22","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T22:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/?p=4381"},"modified":"2024-10-01T11:46:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:46:46","slug":"request-timed-out-in-sharepoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/kb\/article\/request-timed-out-in-sharepoint","title":{"rendered":"Request timed out in SharePoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why the error message of &#8220;request timed out&#8221; when uploading a file to a WSS 3.0 site?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The discussion below applies to the users of Apps4Rent&#8217;s Sharepoint hosted on a Hyper-V virtual dedicated server.<\/p>\n<p>When you try to upload a file which is larger than 50 MB to a document library on a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site, you receive the following error message:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Request timed out&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To resolve this issue, use one or more of the following methods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase the maximum upload size for the virtual server settings in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).<\/li>\n<li>Increase the connection time-out setting in IIS.<\/li>\n<li>Add the <strong>executionTimeout<\/strong> value in the Web.config file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Increase the maximum upload size<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Click <strong>Start<\/strong>, point to <strong>All Programs<\/strong>, point to <strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong>, and then click <strong>SharePoint Central Administration<\/strong>. Then, click <strong>Application Management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Under <strong>SharePoint Web Application Management<\/strong>, click <strong>Web application general settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. On the <strong>Web Application General Settings<\/strong> page, click the Web application that you want to change.<\/p>\n<p>4. Under <strong>Maximum upload size<\/strong>, type the maximum file size in megabytes that you want, and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>. You can specify a maximum file size up to 2,047 megabytes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increase the connection time-out setting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By default, the IIS connection time-out setting is 120 seconds. To increase the connection time-out setting, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. Click <strong>Start<\/strong>, point to <strong>All Programs<\/strong>, point to <strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong>, and then click <strong>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Right-click the virtual server that you want to configure, and then click <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Click the <strong>Web Site<\/strong> tab. Under <strong>Connections<\/strong>, type the number of seconds that you want in the <strong>Connection time-out<\/strong> box, and then click <strong>OK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Add the executionTimeout value<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Use Notepad to open the Web.config file.<\/p>\n<p>By default, this file is in the following location:<\/p>\n<p>Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb server extensions12TEMPLATELAYOUTS<\/p>\n<p>2. Add the executionTimeout value that you want. For example, replace the value as follows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Existing code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&lt;location path=&#8221;upload.aspx&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;system.web&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;httpRuntime maxRequestLength=&#8221;2097151&#8243; \/&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/system.web&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/location&gt;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replacement code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&lt;location path=&#8221;upload.aspx&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;system.web&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;httpRuntime executionTimeout=&#8221;999999&#8243; maxRequestLength=&#8221;2097151&#8243; \/&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/system.web&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/location&gt;<\/p>\n<p>3. After you change the file, click <strong>Save<\/strong> on the <strong>File<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p>4. Use Notepad to open the Web application Web.config file. By default, this file is in the following folder:<\/p>\n<p>InetpubwwwrootwssVirtualDirectories<em>VirtualDirectoryFolder<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5. Change the following line in the file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Existing line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&lt;httpRuntime maxRequestLength=&#8221;51200&#8243; \/&gt;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replacement line<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>   &lt;httpRuntime executionTimeout=\"999999\" maxRequestLength=\"51200\" \/&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>6. After you change the file, click <strong>Save<\/strong> on the <strong>File<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p>7. Exit Notepad.<\/p>\n<p>With the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/sharepoint-hosting\/\">best SharePoint hosting price plans<\/a><\/strong> in the industry, Apps4Rent provides any sized business the power to integrate the virtual collaboration technology into their business model and streamline communications at a minimal SharePoint hosting price rate of $8.95 per month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why the error message of &#8220;request timed out&#8221; when uploading a file to a WSS 3.0 site? 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