Create new folder from the frontend

Hi all

I am utilizing FileDownload and FileDownloadPlugin to let users browse through some files. I am also using FileUpload to let users upload files to the current directory. Now all I need is a way to allow the user to create a new directory (folder).

Does anyone know if this has already been made? Or have an idea about how to implement it?

All help is greatly appreciated.

Jonas

no one?

I never used the FileUpload snippet myself, but I just downloaded it and read the readme.txt file.

Apparently, it is possible to create a new directory with an optional parameter &createpath=`1`:

* $path (mandatory)
* path where the files should be stored. This path is relative to the siteroot.
* Make sure that the rights for that folder are setup correctly so that PHP is
* allowed to write in that folder. Example: $path=`/assets/uploads/` to put the
* uploaded files in the "assets/uploads" folder.
*
* $createpath = 0
* When set to 1 the path will automatically be created if it does not exist.
* Creating of the path might fail when permissions are not set correctly.

i.e. you could use
[!FileUpload? &tpl=`FileUploadForm`&path=`/assets/uploads/users/foo/`&uploadgroups=`Uploaders`&extensions=`doc,xls,pdf` &createpath=`1`!]

The question is: Do you really want the user to name a folder himself? I would suggest you define it somehow dynamically for the user, e.g. folder-name = webuser-id. This will make sure one user can’t accidentally overwrite someone else’s files, and you don’t need to validate the input (security checks for special characters etc.).

Thanks for the reply.

The createpath parameter is unfortunately not good enough for me as the users has to be able to make their own "directory tree". Also I need it to be very very easy to use (browse to where you want the file - then upload).

Thanks though...

No idea how to do this... But try asking in the snippet’s own support forum: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php?topic=5889