cpd Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Following on from a discussion in the IRC #help chat I wanted to open a discussion on the best method to upload an file to a remote server through a web service. It is a little more complex than that simple explanation so let me go into more detail. You have the client accessing a website which is hosted on ServerA, through their computer which is the files origin. The web service is housed on ServerB and the remote upload target server is ServerC. I'm looking to upload the file through the web service on ServerB. The purpose of this is to prevent ServerA from knowing the target location for the upload, ServerC. ServerA must be able to take the file from the computer, pass it to the web service on ServerB which streams it through to ServerC. The file shoul not be saved on any one of the hops through to ServerC, it should be streamed straight through. Computer (file) ---> ServerA (Apache) ---> ServerB (Web Service) ---> ServerC (File target location) If youn think this is possible, what is your best suggested method of uploading the file. Currently, I'm looking at using cURL and the SoapClient to access the web service and upload the file. I'm yet to research if this is possible and would like to know if anyone else has a better method/suggestion? Regarding my job, I just need to connect ServerA with ServerB and stream the file somehow for the clients computer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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