Request: Attachments and Avatars on separate server

[woodysfj40]

Presently, the vBulletin system allows Attachments and Avatars to be stored either within the db or in the file system. Unfortunately, the present system limits these to folders within the existing vBulletin directory.

vBulletin DOES presently allow images to be attached externally, ie:
http://image.myforum.com

it would be great to have the ability to store Attachments and Avatars in a similar fashion, ie:
http://attachment.myforum.com
http://avatar.myforum.com

thanks for your consideration.

[Steve Machol]

Presently, the vBulletin system allows Attachments and Avatars to be stored either within the db or in the file system. Unfortunately, the present system limits these to folders within the existing vBulletin directory.
No it doesn't. You can store these above the web directory if your server allows it.

[conqsoft]

Actually you are both partially correct. :D Attachments can be stored above the web directory. But avatars, profile pictures, and signature pictures must be stored in the web directory or lower, as all paths to them must be defined relative to the forum root.

[Scott MacVicar]

We're cheating at the moment with a similar setup.

Avatars as files via NFS, the other servers have NFS with a big chunky cache to save all those reads.

Attachments can't be done in the same way due to the permission issues, it would still need to connect to the remote server to do checks and would involve running a PHP script on there.

[briansol]

why can't something like images.mydomain.com resolve to a seperate IP of a 2nd server and work?

[pran]

We're cheating at the moment with a similar setup.

Avatars as files via NFS, the other servers have NFS with a big chunky cache to save all those reads.

Attachments can't be done in the same way due to the permission issues, it would still need to connect to the remote server to do checks and would involve running a PHP script on there.
Hi Scott. Is it now possible to split attachments to a separate server rather than serving them from the main server?