for small files this scipt is working fine, but for larger files , its showing as success but the result is a file of 0 bytes.please help to solve this .

#!/usr/bin/perl -wT + + + + use strict; + + use CGI; + + use CGI::Carp qw ( fatalsToBrowser ); + + use File::Basename; + + + + $CGI::POST_MAX = 1024 * 70000; + + my $safe_filename_characters = "a-zA-Z0-9_.-"; + + my $upload_dir = "/var/www/mnt"; + + + + my $query = new CGI; + + my $filename = $query->param("photo"); + + my $email_address = $query->param("email_address"); + + + + if ( !$filename ) + + { + + print $query->header ( ); + + print "There was a problem uploading your photo (try a smaller file). +"; + exit; + + } + + + + my ( $name, $path, $extension ) = fileparse ( $filename, '\..*' ); + + $filename = $name . $extension; + + $filename =~ tr/ /_/; + + $filename =~ s/[^$safe_filename_characters]//g; + + + + if ( $filename =~ /^([$safe_filename_characters]+)$/ ) + + { + + $filename = $1; + + } + + else + + { + + die "Filename contains invalid characters"; + + } + + + + my $upload_filehandle = $query->upload("photo"); + + + + open ( UPLOADFILE, ">$upload_dir/$filename" ) or die "$!"; + + binmode UPLOADFILE; + + + + while ( <$upload_filehandle> ) + + { + + print UPLOADFILE; + + } + + + + close UPLOADFILE; print $query->header ( ); + + print "<html>"; + + print "<head>"; + + + + print "<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset +=utf-8\" />"; + print "<title>Thanks!</title>"; + + print "<style type=\"text/css\">"; + + print 'img {border: none;}'; + + print "</style>"; + + + + print "<body> + + <p>Thanks for uploading your photo!</p> + + <p>Your email address: $email_address</p> + + <p>Your photo:</p> + + <p><img src=\"../mnt/$filename\" alt=\"Photo\" /></p> + + </body> + + </head> + + + + </html>";

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