FTP Web Page?

How do I create an FTP web page?

[ddesign]

I need to create an FTP web page that employees can log onto and view employee related files; orientation, schedules, notices, etc.

I know that I can simply link to .pdf and word docs by uploading them to the server, but my site client wants an FTP page so that, hopefully, he can do this himself without having to download the web development software.

I use DW MX.

Any ideas on how to do this, or if it is possible?

Thanks!

[lZakl]

If it is for employees, could you not just enable web-based FTP on your server and just use browsers? A user would simply have a bookmark that the URL looks something like "ftp://[e-mail]" At this point they will be prompted for a password, and they can view the files in explorer, just like they are viewing their own files on their PC...

Just a thought ...

-- Zak

[ddesign]

Zak,

Yes! I think that's exactly what I need, but not sure how to do it. Is that something I set up within my Dreamweaver program?

To 'edit' (add web pages, content, make changes, etc) the site of course, I connect to the site, make site updates, etc. then FTP or publish the site to the remote server. But I need to create a web page that simply lists folders that after employees log into it, they can view various documents...

The web manager (provided by the comany who hosts the site) doesn't have this capability, so I would have to create it in Dreamweaver, right? I don't know how to do that...?

THANK YOU for your reply ;-)

[lZakl]

Ok... you are on a hosted plan then with no access to the FTP server. This may not be possible the way you are thinking.

What you might need to do is create a directory on the site... call it "employee-data". You will then need to "protect" this directory (if your site is unix based it would be an htaccess and htpassword file). Contact your site admin if you are unsure as to if you are allowed this option. All you would have to do is NOT create an "index.html" page and users could browse this directory. The question is do you have the ability to protect a directory on your site? If you could, say we protected the folder we created "employee-data", All the end user would have to do is go to "yourdomain.com/employee-data" at which point they will be prompted for a username and password. Since you created NO index.html page, they would simply be allowed to view the entire directory "employee-data".

So in short, all you need to do is password protect a directory on the site. You don't have to use ANY Web-creation software. Simply upload the files youy want them to see, tell them to "go to this address, www.yourdom..." and voila... your done.

-- Zak

<ADDED> --- Eek, I didn't think about the fact they couldn't make CHANGES to these files though... they WOULD be read only for those end users at that point...

<ADDED 2) --- Also I created a web-based upload program in php. It is possible, if you know a scripting language. ASP/PERL/PHP/CFM/JAVA THey all would do the trick... This would only be if they needed to make changes to these files.