public folder

[hzane]

Hello I am trying to set up a dir on my shared hosting site which is publicly accessible via an http port that enables visitors to view/download/upload media. I need to be able to set certain rules such as no duplicate filenames, may copy but not move, etc.

I instinctively invision sort of an IRC - esque interface but if I could include my site colors and logos that would be choice.

I have never even cracked a book on php and dont relish the thought of learning a programming language from hello world for this one operation.

I just want some direction, such as a tutorial that addresses this need or perhaps some snippets to get me on the right track... IS this possible in strictly html? Please excuse me if this question is rather elementary - but I am a beginner to webDev.

Thanks!

[jatar_k]

well you're right, it could definitely done with php or any other scripting language.

It is a tough one, have you looked through some free script sites?

hotscripts.com
sourceforge.net

though I am not even sure of what to look for.

[hzane]

you know when you delete your index.html from the root how you can see all files present? Whats up with that? could that somehow be applied to another directory on my site in conjunction w/ a submit form?

Put form aside - all I am concened w/ is function here. Where to start?

[hzane]

Yeah I have been browsing script sites - havent found quite what I am looking for yet.

[hzane]

i found a great php script - very well commented at hotscripts dot etc.

[jatar_k]

perfect

that behaviour of apache (or webservers) is usually turned off so you get a forbidden message if there is no default page in existence. That wouldn't help your upload problem though.

Glad you found a script and there is this great place to get help if you need to make some changes
PHP Server Side Scripting [webmasterworld.com] ;)