Uploading Files

Certain content editors require documents uploaded to the website as they do not have a process in place to upload documents themselves.

Some sites do have a Documents content type that allows certain files to be uploaded and attached to other pieces of content on the site. This has limitations as files uploaded through the Documents content type are placed in a view table and put on the page as a side region block. 

In a majority of the content editor use cases, they just want to add a link to a file on a page. Typically in the body of a page.

Preparing to Upload Files

SSH Key

A valid SSH on your work machine is also required after obtaining appropriate Acquia Cloud access. 

Acquia has specific requirements for what kind of SSH key they accept: https://docs.acquia.com/acquia-cloud/manage/ssh/enable/

FileZilla

FileZilla is a free program that makes FTP simple for anyone to do.

Requirements

• access on Acquia Cloud to web properties

• created valid SSH key

• converted SSH key to .ppk format

• attached SSH key to Acquia account

• downloaded and installed FileZilla

Uploading Files to MCCC Main Sites

1. Open FileZilla and navigate to File 🠒 Site Manager… (Ctrl+S)

2. When the Site Manager window opens, create a new entry by pressing the New site button.

3. Set a name for the entry e.g. mcccmain prod, then fill in the fields:

   1. Protcol: SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol

   2. Host: web-35311.prod.hosting.acquia.com

   3. Port: N/A

   4. Logon Type: Key file

   5. User: mcccmain.prod

   6. Key file: Browse to your Acquia Cloud SSH key file, make sure it’s in .ppk format.

4. After everything is filled out, press the Connect button to initiate a connection to the server.

5. Press OK if the Unknown host key prompt appears. If you set a passphrase for your SSH key, you will enter it at the Enter password prompt.

6. Once connection is successful, you will see a listing of folders. For MCCC Main, you should see folders called .cache, .drush, .ssh, drush-backups, prod.

7. Go into the prod folder, then go into the sites folder. You should see a list of folders for each site in the code line.

8. Navigating into any of the site folders will take you to the files folders where you can directly upload files to the websites. Almost all website files live in the files folder.

Uploading Files to cdn.maricopa.edu

1. Open FileZilla and navigate to File 🠒 Site Manager… (Ctrl+S)

2. When the Site Manager window opens, create a new entry by pressing the New site button.

3. Set a name for the entry e.g. cdn.maricopa.edu, then fill in the fields:

   1. Protcol: FTP - File Transfer Protocol

   2. Host: cdnpwb01.maricopa.edu

   3. Port: N/A

   4. Encryption: Use explicit FTP over TLS if available

   5. Logon Type: Normal

   6. User: [Enter Active Directory username] e.g. huntzberryb; combination of last name with first letter of first name

   7. Password: [Enter Active Directory password]

4. After everything is filled out, press the Connect button to initiate a connection to the server.

5. Once connection is successful, you will see a listing of folders.