# How to tranparently deal with MogileFS with php and nginx

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**Created:** [September 3, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-tranparently-deal-with-mogilefs-with-php-and-nginx/222582 "2012-09-03T06:25:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-tranparently-deal-with-mogilefs-with-php-and-nginx/222582/1 "2012-09-03T06:25:33Z")

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As I’m working on this new project based on image uploads, my brains  
buzzing with all the stuff I’m reading to try and make the project  
scalable from day one. As I said in another thread, it’s much calmer for  
me to ask now than when I’m screaming “Help my server’s melting”

Seeing as there’s a MogileFS module for nginx, I thought it would be th  
best option for seamlessly adding storage if we’re successful. I’ve been  
looking at the docs ([http://www.grid.net.ru/nginx/mogilefs.en.html](http://www.grid.net.ru/nginx/mogilefs.en.html)) and  
I’m curious how I can make the operations more transparent and seamless  
for php operations.

Uisng this example locations, if I referenced an image in a webpage as  
/download/abc.jpg it would serve up the file referenced with the  
abc.jpg.

And I see they have an example location of /upload for adding/deleting  
files. Is there a special way that php has to add the files to that  
location, since it’s been set up on a web server? While the /download  
location seems pretty easy to deal with an a webserver, I’m wondering if  
there’s a way for PHP to interact with the adding, deleting, etc of  
files  
in a way that’s more like dealing with a local filesystem.

Thanks for any advice.