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Max string size 500 chars?

Dec 27, 2023, 20:21

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RichOriginal post

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Jul 29, 2023, 18:58

Is a maximum string size only 500 characters?

I need to store a few paragraphs of sanitized HTML to render some instructions on the frontend. What should I do?

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The maximum string size is actually 1GB, but it's recommended to only set it to the size you need for your data. Someone had an error with 1,000 characters, so it's best to test and find the appropriate size. You mentioned needing 5,000 characters, but that shouldn't be a problem. As for storing paragraphs of sanitized HTML, you can consider using a different approach like storing it in a separate file or using a database specifically designed for handling larger amounts of text.

Drake

Jul 29, 2023, 19:01

Nope. What makes you say that?

Rich

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Jul 29, 2023, 19:02

Ah I thought I read it in a previous support question. I would probably need 5,000 - is that manageable?

Drake

Jul 29, 2023, 19:06

Did you try it?

Rich

Rank 2: Process

Jul 29, 2023, 19:08

yeah it's accepted it - I ask because I was reading a previous support question of someone who had no problem with 500 but as they were getting an error response from the server at 1,000. I didn't want to go all the way down the road configuring the database only find that it would be rejected in the API call.

Drake

Jul 29, 2023, 19:39

You should definitely just play around with the different sizes and see what size you need for your data.

The max size in 1.3 is 1GB, but that doesn't mean you should set it to that.

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