File Manager

poolfc

Hi Guys

I have a website and I want clients to be able to log in and view the information that relates to them and them only. The information will be files, images, audio files etc. They should also be able to upload files and download files.

What is the best way for this to be done.

Thanks in advance

sicruise

First off you need to set up a user management system, most containers come with one built in.

Otherwise you could build one yourself...

Secondly you need to decide on storage for your files and how you will retrict access. You have 2 choices really, database or filesystem.

With filesystem your going to be depending on right to access etc and it will be harder to migrate your site to a different server at a later date but it does have the advantage of faster access.

If you choose to store in a db you will most likely use BLOBS, check it out for your relavant DB.

You can just have a column in this table for a userid and use this to identify who owns the file. You may want a group column too to allow people to share files amongst others... I'll let you think how to implement that yourself.

p

Try basecamp, it might be suitable for this.

colm_c

+1 for basecamp or other similar tools.