2006-10-13: Although the
specification of the
HTTP protocol does not specify any maximum length, practical limits are imposed by web browser and server software.
is 2,083 characters, with no more than 2,048 characters in the path portion of the
URL. In my tests, attempts to use URLs longer than this produced a clear error message in Internet Explorer.
produces a "413 Entity Too Large" error. I used the current up to date Apache build found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The official Apache documentation only mentions an 8,192-byte limit on an individual field in a request.
accepts longer URLs than Microsoft's web browser). This is configurable.
, etc., but it does include the URL. In practice this resulted in a 413 error when a URL was significantly longer than 8,000 characters. This limitation can be easily removed. Look for all occurrences of
16x1024 in
Daemon.pm and replace them with a larger value. Of course, this does increase your exposure to denial of service attacks.
Microsoft Internet Explorer (Browser)
Microsoft states that the maximum length of a URL in Internet Explorer
Firefox (Browser)
After 65,536 characters, the location bar no longer displays the URL in Windows Firefox 1.5.x. However, longer URLs will work. I stopped testing after 100,000 characters.Safari (Browser)
At least 80,000 characters will work. I stopped testing after 80,000 characters.Opera (Browser)
At least 190,000 characters will work. I stopped testing after 190,000 characters. Opera 9 for Windows continued to display a fully editable, copyable and pasteable URL in the location bar even at 190,000 characters.Apache (Server)
My early attempts to measure the maximum URL length in web browsers bumped into a server URL length limit of approximately 4,000 characters, after which Apache
Microsoft Internet Information Server
The default limit is 16,384 characters (yes, Microsoft's web server
Perl HTTP::Daemon (Server)
Up to 8,000 bytes will work. Those constructing web application servers with Perl's HTTP::Daemon module will encounter a 16,384 byte limit on the combined size of all HTTP request headers. This does not include POST-method form data, file uploads
Recommendations
Extremely long URLs are usually a mistake. URLs over 2,000 characters will not work in the most popular web browser. Don't use them if you intend your site to work for the majority of Internet users.
When you wish to submit a form containing many fields, which would otherwise produce a very long URL, the standard solution is to use the POST method rather than the GET method:
<form action="myscript." method="POST"> ... </form>The form fields are then transmitted as part of the HTTP transaction body, not as part of the URL, and are not subject to the URL length limit. Short-lived information should not be stored in URLs.
As a rule of thumb, if a piece of information isn't needed to regenerate the same page as a result of returning to a favorite or bookmark, then it doesn't belong in the URL.
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