Attachments

How do large boards handle attachments? Right now I have about 7GB of attachments in my file system. I was just curious how others deal with this issue. Especially if you have more than one web server...

[Kevlar]

Originally Posted by Erwin

It's actually easier than it looks - make sure subdomains are included in the cookie, then have an attachment server that runs a strip down vbulletin with just attachment.php, global.php and some include files, modify attachment.php, modify the attachment templates to point to the subdomain for the attachment server, and you're done.

Thanks for the insight... I'm going to have to try this today and see if it helps lessen the load on my primary server (as it's currently buckling).

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by Paul M

I would be interested to know how that is covered by the licence since you are running two copies of vb ?

I run a few webservers with multiple copies of vB. But they are within the same network and for the same site - Jelsoft allows that.

[GrCh_Jeff]

Please explain how I would do this legally? Thanx.

[kerplunknet]

Originally Posted by GrCh_Jeff

Please explain how I would do this legally? Thanx.

Only one copy can be available to the public, for public use.

[GrCh_Jeff]

would you explain this please?

But they are within the same network and for the same site - Jelsoft allows that

I want to somehow run a second server same members same site name linked to the present server for storage and upload/download uses.storage for the site.

[Stargesicht]

Originally Posted by Erwin

It's actually easier than it looks - make sure subdomains are included in the cookie, then have an attachment server that runs a strip down vbulletin with just attachment.php, global.php and some include files, modify attachment.php, modify the attachment templates to point to the subdomain for the attachment server, and you're done.

Can you post a step by step way to do this????
thanks

[scotty]

Originally Posted by Stargesicht

Can you post a step by step way to do this????

i've just implemented it and here is my way:

AdminCP => Options => Cookies => Cookie-Domain
set it to .yourdomain.com - with the two dots!!!

setup a subdomain called attachment.yourdomain.com
(in my case this is located on the same server as my master-webserver, so I don't have to deal with the attachment path)

copy the following files in the root:

attachment.php
global.php
newattachment.php

copy the following files in root\includes:

class_core.php
class_dm.php
class_dm_attachment.php
class_hook.php
class_image.php
class_upload.php
config.php
functions.php
functions_editor.php
functions_file.php
functions_forumlist.php
functions_log_error.php
functions_misc.php
functions_newpost.php
init.php

go to the templates section of your board:
replace all occurrences of

attachment.php

with

http://attachment.yourdomain.com/attachment.php

and

replace all occurrences of

newattachment.php

with

http://attachment.yourdomain.com/newattachment.php

last step:
add a replacement variable to all your styles:

http://www.yourdomain.com/
with
http://attachment.yourdomain.com/

this last step is for the "attach" tag

delete all your cookies (maybe via filesystem) and test the installation.

have fun

[Stargesicht]

Thank you .
I test it tomorrow

But:

Originally Posted by scotty

(in my case this is located on the same server as my master-webserver, so I don't have to deal with the attachment path)

Whats the way when there two different servers (with different IP)???

[scotty]

Originally Posted by Stargesicht

Whats the way when there two different servers (with different IP)???

you must have a look at your attachment (absolute) path: this must match the path on your attachment server and NOT on your webservers.

example:

your webservers directory structure is:
/home/users/forum/htdocs/www for the php files
/home/users/forum/htdocs/attachments for the attachments

but your attachment server has the following structure:
/home/sites/attachments/htdocs/www for the php files
/home/sites/attachments/htdocs/attachments for the attachments

than is the last path the correct one for the CP.

[zooki]

hi currently i am hosting on a friend's server. He has given me some space and i also have a server with the shared host Servage.
Re: Scotty's Server Attachments

At the moment my website is on the server. at domainName.COM

I wish to have my attachments on the Servage Server. as it has a lot of diskspace and bandwidth.... Perhaps under my domainName.NET address. Understand?

If there are vbulletin license issues, i am willing to purchase a second copy. Although i have nothing at all at the .net address.. it will be simply to host the files. for my website.

What changes would i need to make to the cookies and the other settings to implement this? If you can help me out Scotty or anyone else, it would be really great and special thanks.