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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/xml/installation.xml | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/xml/using.xml | 20 |
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/xml/installation.xml b/docs/xml/installation.xml index 8c7fd136e..ec30713f3 100644 --- a/docs/xml/installation.xml +++ b/docs/xml/installation.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"> --> -<!-- $Id: installation.xml,v 1.99 2005/07/09 22:37:26 mozilla%colinogilvie.co.uk Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: installation.xml,v 1.100 2005/07/12 10:56:52 mozilla%colinogilvie.co.uk Exp $ --> <chapter id="installing-bugzilla"> <title>Installing Bugzilla</title> @@ -651,6 +651,14 @@ 'max_allowed_packet' or 'maxattachmentsize' value will not be accepted by Bugzilla. </para> + + <note> + <para> + This does not affect Big Files, attachments that are stored directly + on disk instead of in the database. Their maximum size is + controlled using the 'maxlocalattachment' parameter. + </para> + </note> </section> @@ -707,6 +715,13 @@ to make a temporary copy of your entire table to do this. Ideally, you should do this when your attachments table is still small. </para> + + <note> + <para> + This does not affect Big Files, attachments that are stored directly + on disk instead of in the database. + </para> + </note> </section> <section id="install-setupdatabase-adduser"> diff --git a/docs/xml/using.xml b/docs/xml/using.xml index d6c14dbd1..720f461e9 100644 --- a/docs/xml/using.xml +++ b/docs/xml/using.xml @@ -234,8 +234,12 @@ <listitem> <para> <emphasis>Attachments:</emphasis> - You can attach files (e.g. testcases or patches) to bugs. If there - are any attachments, they are listed in this section.</para> + You can attach files (e.g. testcases or patches) to bugs. If there + are any attachments, they are listed in this section. Attachments are + normally stored in the Bugzilla database, unless they are marked as + Big Files, which are stored directly on disk and (unlike attachments + kept in the database) may be deleted at some future time. + </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -774,7 +778,17 @@ Content-Type (e.g. application/xhtml+xml), you can override this using a 'content-type' parameter on the URL, e.g. <filename>&content-type=text/plain</filename>. - </para> + </para> + + <para> + If you have a really large attachment, something that does not need to + be recorded forever (as most attachments are), you can mark your + attachment as a Big File, Assuming the administrator of the + installation has enabled this feature. Big Files are stored directly on + disk instead of in the database, and can be deleted when it is no longer + needed. The maximum size of a Big File is normally larger than the + maximum size of a regular attachment. + </para> </section> </section> |