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[SOLVED] How do I set the sorting order for directories in the file manager?

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    pxl8r Reply #1, 17 years, 2 months ago
    How can I set the sorting order of files and folders appearing in the Resources > Manage Files area? I want to have them listed alpha-numerically in ascending order.


    Thanks!


    [EDIT] Well, forgive me for possibly breaking a rule by editing the manager, but I want the files to always display alpha-numerically and being new to linux I didn’t know if this gets ’set’ on the server or should be handled here in the code. So, I fixed this ’problem’ by editing the files.dynamic.php file in manager > actions directory and adding sort() functions just prior to the arrays being displayed:

    	// dump array entries for directories
	$folders = count($dirs_array);
	sort($dirs_array); // sorting the array alphabetically



    	// dump array entries for files
	$files = count($files_array);
	sort($files_array); // sorting the array alphabetically
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      mediced Reply #2, 17 years, 1 month ago
      Not to be a sour puss about this, but shouldn’t that either be the default behavior or at least configurable from within the manager? The fact that code must be edited to achieve the behavior that the average user is going to expect seems a bit silly.
      • Ryan Thrash Reply #3, 17 years, 1 month ago
        And hence you see why we love input from "non-core" team members. This is a good fix that should be in the core. Thanks for identifying this and if you could please file an official bug report with a link back to this thread if you don’t mind. smiley
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          Bravado Reply #4, 17 years, 1 month ago
          Better said than done! It’ll be part of the core! Thanks for the catch, pxl8r! I’m surprised that we haven’t done this sooner! Funny thing is that I had someone mention this some time ago! wink
            Jeff Whitfield

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