FTP: Moving files on FTP server

tyson

Hi,

Does anyone know the best way of moving / copying files between directories on an FTP server ? What I need is something simple like the browser file download box functionality to choose where to move file to (ie. save file to: browse to directory on ftp server )-so any general user could use it...not sure if this is possible though..
Thanks !!

herve

Hi,

what do you want to do exactly ?
(maybe the ftp server is not the best solution)

Hervé.

tyson

Hi,

I need to write a simple app to allow users to connect ( via their company internet site ) to a ftp server, list all files and directories and be able to do basic tasks such as uploading downloading and move files from one directory to another...

herve

Ok, so maybe you should look there :

http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Clients_and_Servers/FTP/

and try to pick an already written script ; except if you have
very specific needs ; but at least the "basic" things are already
there.

Also, there's a lot of security issue with that, so you should
be careful if files are important.

Hervé.

herve

... or here too :

http://codegrabber.com/scripts/php/files/

Hervé.

tyson

Thanks Herve,

I had a look at those - I've already coded the connect / rename / delete / download functions, but the problem is I've hit a stumbler on providing functionality for file management on the ftp server itself..its definitely the most complicated part of the app.

Thanks for the links - I'll keep looking, if you think of any more good ones pass them on !! thanks again,

Tyson.

herve

Ok,

if things are already coded, then yes, may be it's more simple
to just go on.

Well, for copying and moving files, I see some steps :

1) selecting files you want to deal with

2) indicating what do you want to do with them (so
copying or moving)

3) where to copy or move file(s)

For the first step, if files are always in the same directory
a "select" statement, with multiple select enabled, should
do the trick.

For the second step, well, may be a simple radio box
(mutualy exclusive) between the two possible operations.

And the for the last step, you need a way of
indicating a destination directory. Somekind of tree
(of directories) may be ? It's a bit complicated, but
very user-friendly (with the help of some javascript);

Or, more simply, a list of hyper-links so the user can navigate
in the tree until he had found his final directory.

And then a big, massive, button "Go" 😃 to validate the
whole action.

Hervé.