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FTP Upload

BakedBeans

BakedBeans

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I need to be able to let customers upload to me via my website - they will be fairly large files, anyone know the easiest way for me to set this up?

thanks in advance
 
What language are you using? What languages do you have access to? I'd use ASP .NET to make a web app that would easily do it.

Assuming you can only use HTML: Have you tried a link that uses ftp rather than http? Most browsers support some type of FTP.
The syntax is something like this (it may be a little off though):
ftp://[username]:[password]@your-domain-name.com

Hopefully this will at least get you started.
 
I'm not sure if it's any help, but here's some kind of uploader script, with a progress bar even, written using PHP and perl. Mega Upload. Obviously requires that your host support PHP and perl.

And a Multiple file uploader, also written in PHP.
 
ok, someone's listening 🙂

it might help if i tell you what i want (because i have no real idea of the solution)


basically, its a photo retouching website so i need a way for customers to upload there images to me. i would like them just to be able to click 'choose file' and then click 'upload' and it to be send to me and stored by my host

how would i go about that? (talk to me like a baby 😉 )
 
dubbz said:
I'm not sure if it's any help, but here's some kind of uploader script, with a progress bar even, written using PHP and perl. Mega Upload. Obviously requires that your host support PHP and perl.

And a Multiple file uploader, also written in PHP.
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thanks ill just take a look... something downloaded and plonked on the page sounds good 🙂
 
ok, tried it... to difficult for my simple mind.

Is there nothing that i can download and host that will just work
 
BakedBeans said:
Is there nothing that i can download and host that will just work
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Not that I know of. You're going to need PHP, CGI, ASP, Java, Coldfusion, or something along those lines.
 
<form method=post name=upform action="/cgi-bin/some-script.cgi" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type=file name=uploadfile>
<p>
<input type=button name="Submit" value="Submit" onclick="LimitAttach(this.form, this.form.uploadfile.value)">
</form>
</center>


looks like i still have to have something in the cgi bin.... any idea what?
 
BakedBeans said:
<form method=post name=upform action="/cgi-bin/some-script.cgi" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type=file name=uploadfile>
<p>
<input type=button name="Submit" value="Submit" onclick="LimitAttach(this.form, this.form.uploadfile.value)">
</form>
</center>


looks like i still have to have something in the cgi bin.... any idea what?
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Sorry about that. I guess I should have read all the code before posting. 😱
 
grapes911 said:
Sorry about that. I guess I should have read all the code before posting. 😱
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no worries, all i have to do is find a cgi script i suppose.

anyone 😱
 
can anyone tell me where ive gone wront (the looks are still the downloaded template btw, i need to get it working first)
 
Yeah you need script.js on your webserver too 🙂

Instead of hasseling with a progress bar, change the following in your upload.php file

PHP: 
		<input type="button" value="Send" onClick="postIt();">
		<!-- uncomment the following to test with out the progress bar -->
		<!input type="submit" value="Send">

to

PHP: 
<!-- 
<input type="button" value="Send" onClick="postIt();"> 
-->
		<!-- uncomment the following to test with out the progress bar -->
		<input type="submit" value="Send">
 
ok, its doing something better.... but still not working properly. can you tell me what im doing wrongly now?
 
BakedBeans said:
ok, its doing something better.... but still not working properly. can you tell me what im doing wrongly now?
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Check your weblogs for error messages. Can't do much from our end without knowing the errors.
 
[2005-12-07 13:04:08]: error: file has no execute permission: (/home/algodden/public_html/retouchartists.com/cgi-bin/progress.cgi)
 
BakedBeans said:
[2005-12-07 13:04:08]: error: file has no execute permission: (/home/algodden/public_html/retouchartists.com/cgi-bin/progress.cgi)
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Make that file executable. Within telnet/ssh session it would be
Code: 
chmod 755 /home/algodden/public_html/retouchartists.com/cgi-bin/progress.cgi

Or your webhost may have a gui with which you can do the same. Finally some FTP clients allow you to set permissions as well. Basically make sure Owner has read/write/execute, Group has read/execute, and Other has read/execute.
 
i just cant seem to get this to work... and pretty much dont understand what you just said....

becoming annoying now 🙂
 
BakedBeans said:
i just cant seem to get this to work... and pretty much dont understand what you just said....

becoming annoying now 🙂
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Probably the easiest way of changing the permissions of a file that you have uploaded is with your FTP client.

I use Cyberduck (get it, it's free).

1. Connect to the FTP site where you upload your files to.
2. Go into the cgi-bin directory
3. Click once on the file progress.cgi
The next three steps are probably specific to Cyberduck but I'm sure your FTP client will have a similar way of doing things
4. Do a File->Get Info (Command I)
5. In the Dialog Box, Check all 3 boxes for 'Owner', and Read and Execute boxes for 'Group' and 'Others'
6. Click 'Apply'

Hopefully that will get you a bit further.
 
i will pay someone to sort this out for me?

i just need to upload files from a webpage.... HELP
 
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