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Masoko says:

This scripts is great! Ajax Rox

Michael says:

Hi,

been trying to run it on my server it dun work :( , how do i install it.

I have a directory called documents.

Please Help :(

jc says:

How exactly doesn’t it work? Does the page load correctly, but the loading graphic hangs when you select a share?

CJ says:

It loads correctly on my linux server however hangs when you select a share?

Is this only for windows file systems??

jc says:

Not at all. The demo hosted here is running on Linux with php 4.4.3.

I’ve also tested it with php 5 and IE7 RC1 with no troubles. If the share folder didn’t exist, or couldn’t be found you would be notified with a message box. The only way the hanging should occur, is if there was an error with the XML data that gets returned. And the number one error there is the PHP Short Tags problem.

I’ve fixed up a bit of the code that requires PHP short tags to be off, and now it doesn’t matter. The new version (1.1) is available from the link above.

If the application still hangs on the waiting screen, try entering this in a new window:
http://host/_ajax.php?share=1
and if there is a problem with the XML return data, you’ll see it there. If not, you’ll see a well formed XML document.

CJ says:

Thanks for the quick fix! I’ll try it out….

CJ says:

Works! Great Ajax Script!

Michael says:

Hey,

Thank you for the script it works great now :) , thanks for all the help :)

Troy Jones says:

can it show the number of times a file has been downloaded next to the file size?

jc says:

Not without a database, or xml, or text file storage system. The trouble with logging downloads, is that files may be deleted on the filesystem, and the records of their download would still be in the database. So you’d have to execute a cleanup script once in a while so you only have relevant data. Assuming that’s ok, you would next have to log downloads, and compare the existing records by a md5 or similar, no 2 files are under the one record in the database. It’s some tricky stuff, and something I’d like to do, and probably will. When that time comes, I’ll re-release the script under something else, and may include an admin part so you could delete and upload files too.

The question is, what should the new script be called?

Michael says:

Researched my way into dynamically adding a Directory List on the Left nav :D. here is the code

$shares = array();
//copy one of these array difinitions and modify.

$dir = “../dirname/”;

if ($handle = opendir($dir)) {

while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
{
$fileext = substr(strrchr($file, “.”), 1);
if($file!=”" && $file!=”..” && $fileext==”" && $file!=”.”)
{

$shares[] = array(
‘name’=>$file,
‘title’=>$file,
‘path’=>’../dirname/’.$file
);
}
}
closedir($handle);
}

What do you think ??

jc says:

Very good, it’s one way you could go about it. When in the while loop though, I would add another check so that you are sure you are listing directories and not files aswell (incase someone copies a file there by accident). try:

if (is_dir($dir.$file)) {
//is a directory, add to shares array here.
}

wingfai says:

Is it any way to amend the code to work on Chinese character on windows system ? Cause if encounter file name with Chinese character, it become wierd. Thks.

jc says:

I have no idea how to deal with chinese characters… or any non-ascii stuff. sorry

Michael says:

Hi,

We get a mouse over on the left nav, how do i disable that :( which says javascript void something :(

jc says:

What browser, in what operating system are you using? And, are you getting the error when you view http://ajaxfb.jc21.com/ ?

I’ve tested that site on IE 6 and 7 and Firefox on Windows XP, with no errors.

I think I know what it could be, but I want to be sure first.

If you are using a different combination of software, can you give me as much information about the error as possible. Thanks.

volkan says:

how do i or can i add restricted access /users to it?

jc says:

Using this code, you could apply a htaccess restriction to the page, but I’ll give you some inside info. I’m currently working on an improved edition of this, hopefully encompassing all the requests so far. Some major features would be:

* A database to store settings, statistics. With a self install script
* Anonymous and named user accounts with permissions per user, per share
* Administration section – no need to edit config files.
* Permissions for shares: View, Download, Delete, Upload

I’d say I’m 30% complete with this new software, and I can’t give a release date. But to prove I am doing it, here’s a screenshot of the admin: http://blog.jc21.com/wp-content/screenshots/afb_demo.jpg

I’m still struggling with a nifty application name…

morningkarma says:

Great script with very nice visuals. However it has some bugs. For example download doesn’t start if the filename comtains an ‘ (apostrophe).

morningkarma says:

Oh yes, and internationalization isn’t supported. With ISO-8859-2 (which doen’t differ much from standard English charset), the script fails. But, after all, this is a great work and I’m badly waiting the next version :)

grimsy says:

Nice app – and I like Michael’s dynamic folder view on the left.
What would be nice is to have the option of a tree view on the left, so that each time you enter a folder, the nav tree is updated with the new folders.
looking forward to the new version :)

bprof says:

This is a great tool, I tried the demo and its WOW. But I tried to use it locally and I got this:

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6244/filebrowserzd2.jpg

Could you please help me fix it?

[...] After the success of the PHP Ajax File Browser V1.1, I’ve re-invented the wheel with this new version. It’s not just a simple file browser anymore! [...]

bobdow says:

is there any way to add thumnail support in a grid?

Manuel Castelo Branco says:

I´m Portuguese (Lisbon) , but now i live in Brazil (Itumbiara).
Congratulation for your Script AJAX FileBrowser, it´s the best scripts that i see .
Thank you for the script it works great.
When i found the Portuguese Language ?
Can i translate the script for the portuguese lang. ?

jc says:

When I introduce Language Support, perhaps you can contribute your own language file. As the Christmas holidays get closer though, I won’t have much time at all to spend on this project…

Victor says:

Hey JC,

I’ve commented about previewing files before, and constantly check for sweet updates. I was just finishing up fantasy football with espn, and thought about roll over type of image preview like espn does. Images could roll over as you roll over the file links. That would be pretty slick. Anyway, just a thought.

Thanks,
Victor

jc says:

I’ve thought about that too. I think I’ve seen it in another file manager app before.

btkk says:

thanks for your great code.

After successful installation, I can’t not login with the user and password I created before (The user and password are both correct, I can see it in my Database).

Do you have any idea?

jc says:

try revisiting the site after closing the browser. the link supplied in the installation seems to be incorrect.

G Tibi says:

I have little problem. I can’t logon i insert my user/pass it’s loading a little bit and trows me back why ???

Mike says:

Same problem here as btkk and G Tibi. I installed it but cannot login.

basavaraj says:

Hi,

I am not able to download the zip from the given link…

http://blog.jc21.com/2006-08-21/php-ajax-file-browser/
Let me know the correct link for downloading..

Thanks in advance..

basavaraj says:

Hoe the link is http://blog.jc21.com/files/ajaxfb_1-1.zip

Dave says:

Hi, can your script show the contents of a subdirectory as well. I need a script that can be activated from a flyout menu so in other words, set the path to the parent directory in the menu and when the user activates the menu, the file browser would show a list of all files, in this case PDF files in the parent directory, as well as files in the subdirectory and allow them to be opened or downloaded.

Thanks

Dave

kamera says:

I was just finishing up fantasy football with espn, and thought about roll over type of image preview like espn does. Images could roll over as you roll over the file links.

kamera says:

Really good this thanks for share

Güvenlik kameras? says:

Thanks for help

güvenlik kameras? says:

Thanks for usefull information