Any suggestions for web based ftp?

pherson

I'm looking for a free web-based ftp-solution.
All I can find is "Virtual FTP Apps", I don't want a full-feathered ftp client.

What I need is:
• An admin tool where I can create accounts
• Static ftp-server-address (not modifiable by user)
• Ability for users to see and download contents of "their" folders on the ftp server via a regular web-browser-

Keep in mind, I don't know the first thing about scripting, I only know html, but I'm sure I can figure out basic stuff.

_theworks

Is this a php related question?

pherson

I guess...

I've seen lots of php virtual ftp apps but non like the one I want.

pherson

This looks like something I want:

hxxp://www.psoft.net/HSdocumentation/user_nomenu/ftp.html

drew010

I think you could probably find something like this here: http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/File_Manipulation/Upload_Systems/index.html

it sounds like you dont really want to use a real ftp server, just a web based interface where users can store files and add/modify/remove them from a web browser.

pherson

Exactly!

I checked out the link, the closest thing there would be "E-Uploader Pro" but it's not 100%. With that I can administer accounts but it doesn't seem to support user passwords. ...and it's not free. There was something else as well but it required MySQL, which I don't have on the server.

thanx

drew010

yeah, for most scripts that do user management in php, they will require mysql.
http://www.playth.com/scripts/userfiles/ that script looked good but does require database.

you could look into free mysql db hosting, from sites such as http://www.freesql.org/

also http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=free+mysql+host&btnG=Google+Search might be good to start looking too.

pherson

I'll check it out. So does that mean I can use MySQL from my current ftp server but linked somehow to a free MySQL provider?

drew010

mysql is a server like any other http or web server. for speed and bandwidth reasons, its ideal to run the mysql server on the same machine or the same local network as the computers that need to access the database. however if this is impossible, it is possible to access mysql servers on other networks and store and retreive data in the same manner as you would on a local server...

//access db on local machine
mysql_connect('localhost', 'username', 'password');

//access db on a remote machine
mysql_connect('12.34.56.78', 'username', 'password');

in both examples you will have a link to a mysql server. php doesnt really care where it is located, just that it can connect and communicate with it.

pherson

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