Need Some Help In File Browser

apple

Mar 26 2008, 05:35 PM

Hey
I want to create a very simple file browser, so that, it reads all the sub-folders which are places in a directory, and the files inside the sub-folders (It reads only files inside sub-folders and list them in simply. ) Also, it creates a directory (any name) inside each sub folder.
My Following code reads on the files inside the main directory, it does not read the files inside the sub-folders.. I appreciate any help.

CODE

<?
$path = "./";
$dir_handle = @opendir($path) or die("Unable to open $path");
while ($file = readdir($dir_handle)) {
if($file == "." || $file == ".." || $file == "index.php" )
continue;
echo "<a href=\"$file\">$file</a><br />";
}
closedir($dir_handle);
?>

galexcd

Mar 26 2008, 05:47 PM

If I am understanding you correctly, you want it so when you click on a folder, it shows you the files in that directory? If so, are you changing the path when you travel inside the subfolders? If not, then that would be your problem, but if you want to show files under that dir in the same page I would recommend recursion. Something like this:

CODE

<?
function display($path){
$dir_handle = @opendir($path) or die("Unable to open $path");
while ($file = readdir($dir_handle)) {
if($file == "." || $file == ".." || $file == "index.php" )
continue;
echo "<a href=\"$path$file\">$file</a><br />";
if(is_dir($path.$file)){
echo"<table><tr><td width='50'></td><td>";
display($path.$file."/");
echo"</td></tr></table>";
}
}
closedir($dir_handle);
}
display("./");
?>

This code was tested and works like a charm.

apple

Mar 26 2008, 09:16 PM

Thanks for your help.. but this code displays all the files of sub-folders on the index page.. i want to display the sub-folder files when clicked on the sub-folder.
thanks.

jlhaslip

Mar 26 2008, 09:46 PM

Then you will need to modify the output by building a menu from the results. Find a menu which 'opens' the sub-folder list when it is clicked. Dynamicdrive.com likely has one for that.

galexcd

Mar 27 2008, 12:09 AM

QUOTE(apple @ Mar 26 2008, 02:16 PM)

Thanks for your help.. but this code displays all the files of sub-folders on the index page.. i want to display the sub-folder files when clicked on the sub-folder.
thanks.

I know, you weren't very clear in your initial post so I provide two solutions.

QUOTE

There would be two different ways of doing this. One would be just to send the path over a get modifier, but you may not want that becasue you want to be in the directory that it shows you? That may not have been too clear. Here is a basic explanation of the two solutions:

SOLUTION 1:
you go to your website, let's say its at www.example.com and you see your file browser
Lets say you have 3 directories under your root directory called "images", "stuff", and "more stuff".

So when you view your site at www.example.com you see 3 links titled "images", "stuff", and "more stuff". And if you were to click on one of the links it actually doesn't go to that directory, but only sends the data of which one you clicked on via the get variable to the same page, so clicking on "images" would bring you to www.example.com/?dir=images rather than www.example.com/images, but you would be able to view the files in that directory. If this solution works for you here would be the code to do it:

CODE

<?
$path=isset($_GET['dir'])?$dir:"./";
$dir_handle = @opendir($path) or die("Unable to open $path");
while ($file = readdir($dir_handle)) {
if($file == "." || $file == ".." || $file == "index.php" )
continue;
echo "<a href=\"?dir=".$_GET['dir'].$file."/\">$file</a><br />";
}
closedir($dir_handle);
?>

SOLUTION 2:
If you want the file browser to show up on every page that doesn't have an index file on it, you can either go through the long process of adding a php file to every directory you want it in and change the $path variable to the current path but that is just tedious. There should be a way of setting directories that don't have index files to point to a certain php page, using htaccess?? Possibly? I'm not quite sure. I'm not too savvy with that file. If you can get it to point to a php file then you would just use your php code with one slight modification:

CODE

<?
$path = ".".dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
$dir_handle = @opendir($path) or die("Unable to open $path");
while ($file = readdir($dir_handle)) {
if($file == "." || $file == ".." || $file == "index.php" )
continue;
echo "<a href=\"$file\">$file</a><br />";
}
closedir($dir_handle);
?>

apple

Mar 27 2008, 09:37 AM

Thank you once again for your detailed explanation.. i really appreciate it.. your first solution is very nice.. but when i click on any subdirectory.. i get the message "Unable to open".. why it is unable to open the subdirectory

galexcd

Mar 27 2008, 04:37 PM

QUOTE(apple @ Mar 27 2008, 02:37 AM)

Copy and paste the address from the url bar when it says unable to open. There may have been an error in my code somewhere. I need to actually see this to help you figure out what is going on.

apple

Mar 27 2008, 05:22 PM

okay..
Below, the file fb4.php contains your solution 1 code and is located in directory "fb" . there are many sub directories, the following adress appears after clicking on a subdirectory name "images".

http://localhost/test/fb/fb4.php?dir=images/

This page prints only this "Unable to open"...
it can not open any subdirectory.

jlhaslip

Mar 27 2008, 05:26 PM

Umm... posting a test link to your localhost won't work for us.
Can you upload it to your site account, please, and re-post the link, thanks.

And, please confirm that there is an images directory under 'fb'.

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Need Some Help In File Browser - listing all sub folders and files in them.

Need Some Help In File Browser - listing all sub folders and files in them.