FTP or File functions?

jaddy

Hi all.

I am working in a small WEB Content Management System (an application that let you work on files online without using any WYSIWYG or FTP client) but the browser.

I don't know which way should I follow, FTP functions or the File functions. Or should I depend on both.?

FTP function can't do everything. For example, there is no FTP function that do change mode (chmod). On the other hand, if you choose to work with the file functions, you have choosen the harder way.

Can anybody guide me?

Thx.

PHP-Editors_com

I once wrote a CMS and didnt need to use FTP for anything. In fact i used MySQL to store everything including graphics. By using a database you have better security, easier backups and a better/faster search facility. But its all down to your application design etc...

jaddy

thx,

Is there is any disadvantages or security holes for using the FTP functions? I think if I do authintication, everything would be secure, right?

The other point is that I don't need to store the files information in the database since this is realy hard if somebody has more than 5000 files in his site. It is possible in MySQL but this will reduce the load time of the site...

Thank you..

theeper

One thing to keep in mind ...

When you HTTP post a file from your browser to server A, you did just that, an HTTP post. Unless you need to FTP the file from server A to server B, there is no need for FTP. I am not sure why you would even need FTP in this case.

jaddy

Because there should be an authentication, and in all the FTP accounts there is the login name and the password.

My distination is any person who own a web site and need to change his site contents frequantly (Web CMS). And every one who has a virtual web site allready has an FTP information to access his site, right?

What I mean by using FTP function is those PHP functions:

ftp_get()
ftp_put()
ftp_rename()

...

I think it is better to use those than using regular file functions:

fread()
rename()
unlink()

...
because the FTP functions are ready and easy to use.

But if there is any secure holes or disadvantages for using FTP functions???

Thx

theeper

Are you saying you want people to load files from their client machine to the server, or from one server to another?

jaddy

The application would be installed on a server, so everything would be server-to-server except for the downloading part.

When some one do click 'download file' the file should be downloaded in his local PC.

Thx..

jaddy

hi,
Do anybody knows how can I create a new file on an existing opened FTP account?

I am building an FTP client using PHP but there is no FTP function for creating a new file on the server.

If there is no way, can I create a new file using the file functions on my FTP server?

thx.