need help with creating file transfer to dynamic page

this has to be possible?

Published on December 30, 2004 By Zamise In Websites

Thought I'd try my blog for this question see if it turns up any response because I'm haveing no luck searching for this my self on the internet.

There has to be a way to create a web page that allows like an admin to upload files to a directory on the website and also have a field to edit in a description of that file for their users to see these files and the corisponding descriptions in a dynamically updated page. Would also be great if these pages could be password protected with montly expirations on the passwords.

Seems like so little to ask or expect, but this is in my opinion one of the more dificult or advanced things to have a web page do. Expecting some answers to involve embedded FTP transfering, CGI & or Java scripting, Front Page extensions or other Server side aplications, and who knows what else which may make it even harder for me to figure out. Maybe I just need a pointer in the right direction where to search for something to do something like this.

Any input will probably help, thanks!

Zam

Comments

Zoomba

on Dec 30, 2004

I've done something more limited with PHP... it uploads but I don't have the ability to add comments or anything yet. I would suggest checking out sourceforge.net for applications that do the things you need. It's all open-source stuff, so you're free to pick out the code you want to build your own app.

Sarwar

on Jan 15, 2005

You need to move to some sort of server side stuff like JSP or ASP.NET. That way you'll have access to all the File access apis as well as use that info to show it on a web page. Cheers.

~ Sarwar

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