Re: PHP AS an FTP server

I have used PureFTPd for quite some time and have had nothing but success with features and security. I use MySQL soon to migrate to PostgreSQL for the authentication. It supports quota, bandwidth throttling etc.... Randall Wiggins On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:37:04 +0800, "j's php general" <php-generals-php-dot-net@jhive.net> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 4:24 AM, Ashley Sheridan > <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote: > >> I used vsftp for several FTP systems at work, and bar a few problems >> (errors on my part!) they work just fine. I've even got PHP talking to >> various Bash scripts to manage users and permissions for the FTP, and, >> touch wood, everything works well. >> >> I wouldn't really agree that allowing local users to FTP in is a bad >> idea. I'm using just that method for my systems. The users, etc are only >> ever created through a web interface, which forces certain rules on >> usernames, which as far as I see it, is the only problem. As long as the >> vsftpd.conf file is configured correctly and securely, the whole thing >> will remain pretty tight. >> >> >> Ash >> www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > > A couple months back we were able to configure ProFTPd with MySQL > support to allow our forum users to login and upload files. Although > users login using credentials from MySQL they are somewhat chrooted to > a single user with very limited capabilities and no shell of course. > > This opens up the possibility of working with the users from PHP. > > With a bit of creativity this link can help you get started > http://www.howtoforge.com/proftpd_mysql_virtual_hosting > > ----- > http://www.lampadmins.com > >