Installing the Transfer Server Folder on another system – Home

Step 1. Create the folder which is going to serve as the File Transfer Folder.

Note: Make sure that the the Web Server user (“IUSR_<servername>”) has read & write access to that folder.

Step 2. Mount the Transfer Folder from the Enterprise Server machine.

Note: Make sure that:

The Web Server user (“IUSR_<servername>”) has read & write access through the disk mount itself.
The mounted connection is lightning fast; all file transfers between the client and server runs through it.

Step 3. Edit the following options in the File Transfer Server section of the configserver.php file:

IMPORTANT: Note that the File Store and the Transfer Server Folder should be on the same disk; only then can files be moved from one location to another. When the File Store and the Transfer Server Folder are located on separate disks, files will be copied instead of moved, which has a big impact on performance.

Related Information

Using the File Transfer Server in Enterprise Server 9

Securing the File Transfer Server through HTTPS

Installing the File Transfer Server on another system

Reference Materials

Location of the Enterprise Server 9 configuration files

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