Client FTP Login
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- wade
How do I have a client login ona site? Can I use HTML or do I need some other language? Is there somewhere I can get some cut and paste code?
- nosaj0
The simplest way would be to set permissions on the Host's server via the Control Panel. If you need to get more thorough start looking for some PHP tutorials. There should be tons of scripts you can just cut and paste.
- wade0
Would PHP be the best way to do it? Is there a simpler way?
- nosaj0
Do you have access to the Control Panel for the site?
- sparker0
what do you mean a simpler way?
there are a few ways to do it, but they all require you to actually do something.
you could a) give the client an ftp account with limited permissions. b) you could allow anonymous ftp access and store everything in the 'public' directory of the server. c) you could store everything in a cvs system and allow the client to check in and out files as they wish. d) you could use php, perl or python to create an user/client accessible directory tree on the server (via a web browser) and let them get files that way.
but most of those require you to have some administration rights on the server and a little knowledge about web server administration.
most of the php/perl options can be found open-source on hotscripts...they are pretty easy to install and use.
- wade0
A CVS system? How does that work? I'm new to this backend coding. I'd just really like a way to create an FTP login/account system hopefully using a browser where a person could upload photos or text onto a server. I'm just trying to find the easiest way to accomplish this. I'm not really excited about learning a whole new language so if I can copy/paste my way through it then that'd be great.
- sparker0
well, you really can't just copy and paste your way through it. you can download and install an open-source service to do this...
there are apps that will make a web page act like an ftp server, or image/file uploaders, etc...
but they require you to read how the work, and install them on the server.
is chpped full of freebies...
- angelus350
At some point you may need to learn something new. Hope you don't expect to copy and paste your entire life?
- sparker0
and, i hope that you aren't wanting to become a web designer or developer...because knowing how to interact with servers is a must, mate.
:)
- Redmond0
"Hope you don't expect to copy and paste your entire life?"
Quote of the day!
- wade0
Copying and Pasting is not my idea of fun. The thing is, I can go and learn a language as huge as PHP for a project I need to work on right now. PHP seems really daunting and I'm not sure what's involved in learning it even. Most of the work I do is always client-side, front end work and I've done no backend programming.
- wade0
"The thing is, I can go and learn a language..."
Make that "Can't".
- wade0
Ok, maybe I can. PHP's actually looking pretty easy now that I'm looking at a few tutorials on WebMonkey.
Someone mentioning that PHP was quite easy would've been helpful. :)
- sparker0
php is pretty easy to learn. i suggest a good book, some open-source apps and some tutorials and you'll be fine.
it just depends on what you want to do with it. any high-level programming language is easy to learn, but the more advanced the application of said code the more indepth you have to go, and the harder it gets to write it.
:)