[PHP] Web based FTP client
I am trying to build or find a web FTP client. I can create a server side FTP app in PHP no problem, but I would like the user to be able to browse their own file system. I thought about using upload functions with PHP FTP functions on the server but I didn't want just an input box with a browse button on the screen. I have also search though JavaScript for FTP functions but I didn't see anything that would really work. I want it to look like a windows based FTP client a list box on one site for the user's file system and a list box on the other for the ftp server. Does anyone know of a good web FTP program in exists or point me in the right direction on how to build one.. Thanks, Mark. _ Mark McCulligh, Application Developer / Analyst Sykes Canada Corporation www.SykesCanada.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Web based FTP client
Hi Mark, I am trying to build or find a web FTP client. I want it to look like a windows based FTP client a list box on one site for the user's file system and a list box on the other for the ftp server. A couple of iframes side by side should let you do that. The biggest problem I can see you hitting is reading the contents of the user's hard drive... usually this is impossible, for good reasons. Cheers Jon -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Web based FTP client
Reading the users hard drive is impossible from php, but it's really easy with Java. -Original Message- From: Jon Haworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 7:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] Web based FTP client Hi Mark, I am trying to build or find a web FTP client. I want it to look like a windows based FTP client a list box on one site for the user's file system and a list box on the other for the ftp server. A couple of iframes side by side should let you do that. The biggest problem I can see you hitting is reading the contents of the user's hard drive... usually this is impossible, for good reasons. Cheers Jon -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Web based FTP client
Do you mean use a Java Applet or JavaScript. I know how to browse the user's file system using JavaScript or VBScript if I use the ActiveX object FileSystemObject but then the site will only work on IE. I don't like build sites that only work for one browser. But even if I create a page that lets the user browse their own computer and the FTP Server using a combo of JavaScript, PHP and HTML frames. I still don't know how to ftp right from the client side browser without using the INPUT tag file and upload, not ftp. Mark. _ Mark McCulligh, Application Developer / Analyst Sykes Canada Corporation www.SykesCanada.com (888)225-6824 ex. 3262 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: David Buerer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: php.general To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] Web based FTP client Reading the users hard drive is impossible from php, but it's really easy with Java. -Original Message- From: Jon Haworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 7:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] Web based FTP client Hi Mark, I am trying to build or find a web FTP client. I want it to look like a windows based FTP client a list box on one site for the user's file system and a list box on the other for the ftp server. A couple of iframes side by side should let you do that. The biggest problem I can see you hitting is reading the contents of the user's hard drive... usually this is impossible, for good reasons. Cheers Jon -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
IRE: [PHP] Web based FTP client
That's been one of the major problems i've encoutered as well because PHP is a server based language (what you've got,) not a client based language (what you need.) If i had to write a web based ftp client. I would do some exploring with Java, or flash, activeX, or ? all languages which can open up direct socket connections and maybe you can even find some libraries with pre-built in ftp functions. Do some searching on the web and see what shows up. David -Original Message- From: Mark McCulligh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 9:17 AM To: David Buerer Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] Web based FTP client Do you mean use a Java Applet or JavaScript. I know how to browse the user's file system using JavaScript or VBScript if I use the ActiveX object FileSystemObject but then the site will only work on IE. I don't like build sites that only work for one browser. But even if I create a page that lets the user browse their own computer and the FTP Server using a combo of JavaScript, PHP and HTML frames. I still don't know how to ftp right from the client side browser without using the INPUT tag file and upload, not ftp. Mark. _ Mark McCulligh, Application Developer / Analyst Sykes Canada Corporation www.SykesCanada.com (888)225-6824 ex. 3262 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: David Buerer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: php.general To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] Web based FTP client Reading the users hard drive is impossible from php, but it's really easy with Java. -Original Message- From: Jon Haworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 7:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] Web based FTP client Hi Mark, I am trying to build or find a web FTP client. I want it to look like a windows based FTP client a list box on one site for the user's file system and a list box on the other for the ftp server. A couple of iframes side by side should let you do that. The biggest problem I can see you hitting is reading the contents of the user's hard drive... usually this is impossible, for good reasons. Cheers Jon -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Web based FTP client
Mark McCulligh wrote: I know how to browse the user's file system using JavaScript or VBScript if I use the ActiveX object FileSystemObject but then the site will only work Sounds like a massive security breach. Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Web based FTP client
no more of a security breach than any other ftp client a user would make the CHOICE to use. Hey, it's our responsibility as developers to make things as secure as possible...but only to the point that we continue to help meet the needs of our clients. When we stop meeting the needs because of our obsession with security we've failed. -Original Message- From: Chris Hewitt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:11 AM To: Mark McCulligh Cc: David Buerer; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] Web based FTP client Mark McCulligh wrote: I know how to browse the user's file system using JavaScript or VBScript if I use the ActiveX object FileSystemObject but then the site will only work Sounds like a massive security breach. Chris
Re: [PHP] Web based FTP client
on 07/09/02 12:48 AM, Jon Haworth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: A couple of iframes side by side should let you do that. The biggest problem I can see you hitting is reading the contents of the user's hard drive... usually this is impossible, for good reasons. I *think* that's what he was asking about. Justin -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
