From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KutSk-0003XW-N2 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:38:43 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A9DC5E0071; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:38:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from yw-out-1718.google.com (yw-out-1718.google.com [74.125.46.155]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86816E0071 for ; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:38:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yw-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 5so744110ywm.46 for ; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:38:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:subject:date :user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:message-id; bh=5jOElEp27+mZgOVkgOhi/OfPaU/aEw6jqIKcEBHzDHo=; b=KwhirhBDxHwHMEzJV62nOmFaD5oahXw6R5kPgYdD1HyzEw7DcWgXkexW7Hkp1Ti3DI X3+lFRlEBozuWBDcfd7DxVejwhIYyOoFWgUVjKKrQaJh9v8mDmlLI1Lxy9meiNURxxwX pf6UgbecATq8MAmMNEUv3pg4ytPKMF5iPoEKY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :message-id; b=soDWvOYrUFEJMbp+Jybd/LY/wBJXlaOo+HOYm+X/Gzl68xSwpCTZMquUGKZ3qoqow4 P8xVSmmRKgIqIMId4JuTn9EFqNAPqF/BVBriva6brKAhhchDluYBdsBKkS0Cwhamfwg/ YRe/vxhP+XXos6xd0qk06I+G//8R5kx2gIOZ8= Received: by 10.65.155.7 with SMTP id h7mr8320051qbo.96.1225219119326; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:38:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?10.0.0.4? (dsl-243-211-235.telkomadsl.co.za [41.243.211.235]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 9sm3433360qbw.6.2008.10.28.11.38.36 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:38:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Alan McKinnon To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Web based ftp alternative Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:38:33 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 References: <20081028173809.GD29176@revolver> In-Reply-To: <20081028173809.GD29176@revolver> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200810282038.33324.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: 4a5a7750-dbb9-408c-8a2f-eb2f26463c34 X-Archives-Hash: ec99f1126772977afd8a9d1d6ca5a6a5 On Tuesday 28 October 2008 19:38:09 Momesso Andrea wrote: > I'm looking for a webapp to be installed in a lighttpd + mysql + php > server that allows users to upload theyr own files and download shared > files. > > Possibly I need something that allows different levels of authorizations > over directories, for example a root that is world readable, a folder > readable from registered users and writable only from admins, user > folders etc. > > Can anybody suggest me an application (possibly opensource) that can do the > job? > > P.S. The end user skills are limited to opening a web browser (this is > why I can't do it with and ftp server and virtual users). Why not just have them view the ftp site in the browser? User's aren't stupid and can cope with stuff - they will see a hierarchy of folders just like what they see in My Computer and might be asked for a username and password - just like in gmail. What's the problem with such an arrangement? -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com