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[mouse31e]

Originally posted by Reup+Feb 3 2005, 07:10 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Reup @ Feb 3 2005, 07:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-mouse31e@Feb 3 2005, 07:42 PM
Yeah. sort of but maybe have a log in that shows you the contents of your folder on the server and then you can browse your hard drive and select a file to upload.

Any FTP client will do that... [/b][/quote]
Yes, but at present I could cause havoc on the incoming server because I have access to everyones folders. I could easily delete everything that has been uploaded (at least I think I could but I haven't tried and don't intend to). A web-based system would restrict access so that you could only access your folder. It wouldn't remove the problem entirely - it could still be done by someone who knew what they were doing - but it would make it much harder. Even on the incoming server it would be irritating if someone decided to delete the whole lot.

Unless you're behind a firewall and can't use port 21 (FTP) why bother with a web-interface?

I would have thought that fairly obvious. No matter how good an ftp client you use, there will still be some people that don't understand it. If you can just select the file and click upload I would think nearly everybody could do it.

But there are plenty of scripts lying around such as:
Izi-filemanager

Would have thought it would be fairly straightforward php though I don't know how you would add the necessary security.

[JJXB]

firefox users can get an extention called FireFTP which is very convenient

[mouse31e]

Originally posted by JJXB@Feb 3 2005, 08:21 PM
firefox users can get an extention called FireFTP which is very convenient

from a personal point of view fireFTP is s**t. It wouldn't display my remote folder at all and most the time it wouldn't connect for me. Personally, for FTP clients I'll stick to Filezilla and SmartFTP but my point is for those that don't really understand how to use an FTP client!

[Reup]

But if FileZilla would be to complicated for someone... I mean, how easy does it have to be? Fair enough, using one account for all uploads gives everyone access to all folders, but in this case that would suffice. There's even a FTP for dummies thread somewhere on the forum...

I can see your point, but how many people do actually have trouble understanding an FTP-cllient and are thus unablt to upload their files? If it's just one or two, it seems an awful lot of trouble to go through IMHO.

[mouse31e]

Originally posted by Reup@Feb 3 2005, 09:03 PM
But if FileZilla would be to complicated for someone... I mean, how easy does it have to be? Fair enough, using one account for all uploads gives everyone access to all folders, but in this case that would suffice. There's even a FTP for dummies thread somewhere on the forum...

I can see your point, but how many people do actually have trouble understanding an FTP-cllient and are thus unablt to upload their files? If it's just one or two, it seems an awful lot of trouble to go through IMHO.

Maybe.

Well just a thought.