Migration of data to AmazonS3
By Sylvain ROGER on Saturday, 19 June 2021
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Hi, I have 1,000+ posts in database.
If I enable cloud storage using S3 integration, does the system migrate existing data?
Hey Sylvain,

We have added this internally and it will be included in the next release of EasyDiscuss.

For now, you may use the attached file provided and place it in the following directory(backup original file first as a precaution).
The option for eu-west-3 is EU (Paris).
JoomlaFolder/administrator/components/com_easydiscuss/themes/default/settings/attachments/storage.php
Raymond
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Monday, 21 June 2021 16:35
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Hello Sylvain,

Changing the storage to Amazon S3 does not migrate the database. The database is still stored locally but attached files are pushed over to Amazon S3.
Mark
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Saturday, 19 June 2021 09:37
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Hi Mark,

Thanks for replying this fast. I understand data still remains in databse but files are stored to a bucket.
I reformulate the question:

When I turn on cloud storage, are existing media migrated to bucket, freeing up space on disk?
Or will old uploaded media remain on disk?
Sylvain ROGER
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Saturday, 19 June 2021 16:42
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Hi Sylvain,

Yes the existing attachments will be migrated to the bucket. Once they are uploaded, they will be deleted from the disk, freeing up space.

The entire process is executed during cronjob.
Raymond
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Monday, 21 June 2021 12:12
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Hi,

Just created my S3 account. Would you please add eu-west-3 as storage location? It is not proposed in dropdowns.

Where can I modify the code to display this value?
Sylvain ROGER
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Monday, 21 June 2021 16:14
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