Chrome download large file fail

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This is so frustrating. Your host may be overriding any changes. If you reach out to your hosting provider they should be able to assist. Hi, I think the code in Method 1 should go in the wp-config.

I think it would break functions. Where exactly should i put the code in the functions. For where to place the code, we normally recommend placing the code at the bottom of the functions. If you are using a CDN like Cloudflare and continue to receive error after making the adjustments, bypass your CDN, either by turning it off, or adding an entry to your hosts file to bypass the CDN.

Sometimes the CDN has a limit set below what you have and you are just ramming your head against a wall needlessly. Thank you for adding your recommendation. The error is a response from the web server, so you need to add a line to the configuration file.

In my case it was nginx, so I added the following to nginx. Thanks for choosing to leave a comment. Please keep in mind that all comments are moderated according to our comment policy , and your email address will NOT be published. Please Do NOT use keywords in the name field. Let's have a personal and meaningful conversation. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Don't subscribe All Replies to my comments Notify me of followup comments via e-mail.

You can also subscribe without commenting. All Rights Reserved. However, sometimes this setting is not high enough to upload large theme or plugin files. Method 1. Nothing worked. How are we doing? Please help us improve Stack Overflow. Take our short survey. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. Chrome fails to download large files Ask Question. Asked 4 years, 6 months ago.

Active 4 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 1k times. Anyone knows a trick to get Chrome to work as well? Improve this question. Community Bot 1 1 1 silver badge. I think url has a maximum length in the url string format, shouldn't be the case that chrome is truncating the data:text and you are having issues because of it? Thanks all for these pointers.

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