Re: [PLUG] Webbased file sharing?

["W. Chris Shank" <chris.shank@acetechgroup.com>]

webdav may be useful, but i haven't used it.

i use phpGroupware for a similar function. www.phpgroupware.org. if you
are already running a linux server - 90% of the work is already done.




> Short Question: Can anyone recommend a good package for
> accessing/sharing documents over the Internet via a web browser?
>
> Detailed Explanation: I am working with a small non-profit as a
> consultant. They currently have two Linux servers (one for mail, one for
> file/print sharing for the internal network (using Samba). The have one
> folder, PUBLICATIONS, that they would like to be able to access from
> home. About 4 people need this access. They need something easy to use
> that can download (and upload once they finish editing) various file
> types (mainly word processing, pdf, image, files. This of course needs
> to have some security. The download part is pretty easy if I use the
> built in Apache security. The more complicated part is the upload. Does
> anyone have any suggestions of what packages to look at? If possible,
> I'd like something that works well with the current Samba config, or
> something that is easy (and practical) enough to use that even from
> inside the network they will be able to use it without saying things
> like "the old way was better." I saw on sourceforge a few programs,
> including phpfilefarm, but I'd like some first hand recomendations. The
> one thing about phpfilefarm that concerns me a little is it is still at
> version 0.22 and hasn't been updated recently.
>
> Ed C.
>
>
>
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