[support] Store files on different server

[Todd]

Have you tried the CDN module (http://drupal.org/project/cdn)? I haven't used it yet but it pretty much allows you to serve images, css, js, etc from another server defined in your DNS settings.

Todd

On 16 Sep 2011, at 12:11, steeph wrote:

> I want to store files from one filefield (or all files from
> sites/default/files) on a different server to reduce the traffic on my
> main server. It is a shared hosting so I can't mount a network drive.
> 
> I found one module (Storage API http://drupal.org/project/storage_api)
> that seems to be able to help me but I can't get it to work. If somebody
> knows another module that might do it, I'd appreciate a hint. If not,
> here is what I've done and what it does now.
> 
> Using Drupal 6, Storage API 6.x-1.2 and the filefield integration from
> http://drupal.org/node/1134868.
> 
> I created a container using the FTP service and a class with only that
> conainer. Serving is enabled for the FTP container. Now in the FTP
> directory two new directories were created: objects and files. I chose
> the storing class on the filefield and checked "Use Storage API for file
> storage". Now a copy of the files are stored on the FTP server when
> creating or updating a node. But they are placed in the objects
> directory and are named 1.bin, 2.bin, 3.bin etc. Also when viewing the
> node or a view with the files still the old local files are used.
> 
> How can I make it serve the files from the FTP server? Or, maybe the
> better question: What would be the usual way to do this in Drupal?
> 
> Thank you very much in advance for any hint or advice!
> steeph
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