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acknopper · 15-09-2007, 10:02

Hi,

I need some help in the following problem.
The administrator of the site needs to upload
several Word docs to the server, which need
to be secured with a user/password. The administrator
doesn't have knowledge of HTML and PHP.

Can you show me some directions of how to approach
this.

Thanks in advance.

Arthur Knopper

Patr100 · 15-09-2007, 11:23

I'm never keen on directly opening Word docs within browsers - I like to be able to zoom in and change the view etc - One possibility is to have them inside a password protected zipped folder for download and unzipping to PC by the viewer - placing the download links within perhaps an already protected area within the site - if you already have one

Or if you really want to dsiplay them in a browser just have that area protected separately I expect it is straight forward opening from a link.

Shiro · 15-09-2007, 15:43

I had to set up that exact same thing recently. Here is the solution I used - its fairly easy to set up and free, so it worked for me. Someone else may be able to point at some free software thats better, but for the time being:

First you should make a folder in your server. Then, you need to go into the control panel for your server, and put a password on the folder you just created. Next you have to set up the folder you created as an ftp folder through your control panel. Then you set up an ftp client on the administrators computer (I use filezilla - its free, easy to use, and works well), set it up so that it opens directly to the folder that the administrator will be saving files in, and show the administrator how to drag and drop their files onto the server.

As long as there is no index.html in that folder, the folder will appear unformatted, with a list of the word docs in the folder. If someone clicks on one of those docs, it will open a download window to their hard drive.

Its easy to set up (a few minutes or so if you know what you are doing), and its free. Its not pretty though as there is no formatting on the window. its just a plain page with a list of doc names.

acknopper · 16-09-2007, 06:01

Ok , thanks for the info.

I have made a user-dir at the server and have protected them with a
password.

But I want the user to log in at the main site through a form , and if
it validates ok the user will be redirected at his own folder where there
will be links to several word-doc's for viewing

Thanks in Advance.
Arthur

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acknopper Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2	Need Help Displaying Word-Docs in WebPage Hi, I need some help in the following problem. The administrator of the site needs to upload several Word docs to the server, which need to be secured with a user/password. The administrator doesn't have knowledge of HTML and PHP. Can you show me some directions of how to approach this. Thanks in advance. Arthur Knopper

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Patr100 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 87	I'm never keen on directly opening Word docs within browsers - I like to be able to zoom in and change the view etc - One possibility is to have them inside a password protected zipped folder for download and unzipping to PC by the viewer - placing the download links within perhaps an already protected area within the site - if you already have one Or if you really want to dsiplay them in a browser just have that area protected separately I expect it is straight forward opening from a link. Last edited by Patr100 : 15-09-2007 at 11:51.

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15-09-2007, 15:43	#3 (permalink)
Shiro shiro Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,524	I had to set up that exact same thing recently. Here is the solution I used - its fairly easy to set up and free, so it worked for me. Someone else may be able to point at some free software thats better, but for the time being: First you should make a folder in your server. Then, you need to go into the control panel for your server, and put a password on the folder you just created. Next you have to set up the folder you created as an ftp folder through your control panel. Then you set up an ftp client on the administrators computer (I use filezilla - its free, easy to use, and works well), set it up so that it opens directly to the folder that the administrator will be saving files in, and show the administrator how to drag and drop their files onto the server. As long as there is no index.html in that folder, the folder will appear unformatted, with a list of the word docs in the folder. If someone clicks on one of those docs, it will open a download window to their hard drive. Its easy to set up (a few minutes or so if you know what you are doing), and its free. Its not pretty though as there is no formatting on the window. its just a plain page with a list of doc names.

16-09-2007, 06:01	#4 (permalink)
acknopper Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2	Ok , thanks for the info. I have made a user-dir at the server and have protected them with a password. But I want the user to log in at the main site through a form , and if it validates ok the user will be redirected at his own folder where there will be links to several word-doc's for viewing Thanks in Advance. Arthur

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