Use Cloud Files to serve static content for websites
Pre-reqs
- A file transfer Application such as FileZilla or Winscp
- A Text Editor like ConText for Windows and VIM for Linux.
- Image(s) to display on the website
- Admin access to a Cloud Sites website or to your web server
Procedure
- Use one of the several ways to upload content e.g. phspsite2.jpg to Cloud Files as explained in the following:
- Uploading content to a container using the Cloud Files user interface
- Uploading content to a container using a tool like Fire Uploader
- Note the CDN URL similar to the one shown in the image above
- Create a sample html page which embeds the image URL, using a text editor. Use the full CDN URL identified in the Cloud Files user interface as shown below.
<html>
<head>
<title>Sample Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Image from Cloud Files</p>
<img src="http://c0344252.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/phpsite2.img" />
</body>
</html>
- Upload the html page to the root content directory of the website. To create a new website in Cloud Sites refer to Adding a new website
- Point the browser to the sample page just created and verify that the image is served. e.g.
http://www.example.com.php5-7.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/index.html
. The image is being served from Cloud Files through the Akamai CDN.
--RKN - 12/19/2009
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