[GitHub] garethbowen opened a new issue #1304: Make default `httpd.max_http_request_size` consistent

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garethbowen opened a new issue #1304: Make default `httpd.max_http_request_size` consistent
URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb/issues/1304
 
 
   The `httpd.max_http_request_size` [defaults to 64MB](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/master/rel/overlay/etc/default.ini#L147). However if the value is unset it defaults to 4GB [1](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/master/src/couch/src/couch_httpd_external.erl#L66), [2](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/master/src/chttpd/src/chttpd.erl#L632), [3](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/master/src/couch/src/couch_httpd.erl#L454), [4](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/master/src/chttpd/src/chttpd_external.erl#L96), [5](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/master/src/couch/src/couch_httpd_external.erl#L66). Also I interpreted [the documentation](http://docs.couchdb.org/en/2.1.1/config/http.html#httpd/max_http_request_size) to say it defaults to 4GB (though the default isn't explicitly stated).
   
   ## Expected Behavior
   Users get surprised by the _actual_ default value.
   
   ## Current Behavior
   Users expectations are met.
   
   ## Possible Solution
   Either:
   1. the default.ini should be updated to 4GB (or commented out) to be consistent with the fallback values and documentation, or
   2. the fallback values and documentation should be updated to 64MB to be consistent with the default.ini value
   
   ## Your Environment
   * Version used: 2.11
   * Link to your project: https://github.com/medic/medic-webapp/issues/3257#issuecomment-385306461
   

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