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Requires: phpfox 4.3+

You can setup your own CDN servers with phpFox. It can be hosted on the same HTTP server as your site, however it's best to keep it separate.

In this documentation we will guide you on how to set it up on the same HTTP server.

CDN Server

The CDN server code can be found in the folder /PF.Site/Apps/PHPfox_CDN/server/

This folder should be moved to any server you wish as long as it has public HTTP access. The first thing we need to do is rename the file phpfox-cdn-setting.php.new to phpfox-cdn-setting.php.

Open the file phpfox-cdn-setting.php. You will find the following constants

<?php

define('CDN_FOLDER', './file/');
define('CDN_KEY', '');

The first constant, CDN_FOLDER is the path to store the user uploaded files. You can change this. If you do, make sure to create a folder for that location. In this example, you've upload two files into path: "/yoursitepath"; then CDN_FOLDER will be "/yoursitepath/file/"

The next constant is CDN_KEY. This is a unique key you create and will be used when you assign this server to the App in your phpFox AdminCP. Remember this key for next step.

AdminCP Settings

Now that we have our CDN server ready. Log into your AdminCP and head on over to Apps >> phpFox CDN

Once you have reached the app, click on NEW SERVER 

You will get a popup with 3 text input fields. The first is Upload URL. This is the full HTTP path to where the contents of the  /PF.Site/Apps/PHPfox_CDN/server/ is located. So if your phpFox site is located in your root directory the value for this would be http://localhost/PF.Site/Apps/PHPfox_CDN/server/

The next is View URL. This is the URL to the view folder, which by default is file/. The value for this would then be http://localhost/PF.Site/Apps/PHPfox_CDN/server/file/

The final setting is Secret Key. This is the same value as the CDN_KEY you created earlier. Hit Submit and you will have added your first CDN server.

For example

You'd like to setup CDN into Sub Folder at : yoursite.com/CDN.

  1. Create a folder at /yoursitepath/CDN/ ; ex. /home/yoursite.com/CDN/
  2. Upload these two files into /yoursitepath/CDN/ --> CDN_FOLDER is /yoursitepath/CDN
  3. Open CDN Application/Servers Setting 
    1. Upload URL will be: http://yoursite.com/CDN
    2. View URL will be: http://yoursite.com/CDN/file/  
    3. Change Secret Key to match with CDN_KEY define in phpfox-cdn-setting.php file

Enable CDN

Now that we have updated the CDN server and assigned it to the App we need to enable the CDN feature. On the same page where you manage your CDN servers you will find a link Settings. Click on that and then click Yes to enable the service.

There are no limits on how many servers you can add and extending the server code is possible to spread the uploaded files across many locations.

 

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