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[questbg Friend questbgJoin date: May 2008Posts: 1912Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 146 Thanked: 339 times in 197 posts]

#137309

Hi Everyone

This is probably the dumbest question I’ve asked to date :-[

Is there any way of ‘searching’ a directory on the server?

For instance, I have around 1,200 images in various directories within the main /images/ directory.

I would like to use them in future articles, but can’t always remember where I’ve put them, hence, if I could somehow ‘search’ this directory by image name, it would be a great help.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Chris

[scotty Friend scottyJoin date: March 2008Posts: 2339Downloads:0Uploads:13 Thanks: 76 Thanked: 827 times in 595 posts]

#287444

You can usually use your FTP software. I use CuteFTP-Pro and it can do it. It can be quiet slow though, usually takes a few minutes to search the whole server.

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[questbg Friend questbgJoin date: May 2008Posts: 1912Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 146 Thanked: 339 times in 197 posts]

#287445

Thanks Scotty.

I’m using Fetch for FTP. I had a dig around in the user manual and it says I can use a “Send FTP Commands” to search.

However, I tried this and was given an error message that the server ‘does not support searching’.

I’ve opened a support ticket with the hosting company so maybe they will implement this for me.

Thanks again
Chris

[ShannonN Friend ShannonNJoin date: July 2006Posts: 1947Downloads:0Uploads:9 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 172 times in 49 posts]

#287458

As Scotty indicated an FTP package usually allows searches by name or wildcard name I use WSFTP Pro and find it can search quite well, Your hosting cpanel or equivelent should also allow tree searches of folders and sub folders?

[questbg Friend questbgJoin date: May 2008Posts: 1912Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 146 Thanked: 339 times in 197 posts]

#287475

Heard back from my hosting company, their comment is “we do not support “FILE INDEX” and such external commands are serious security issue” so I guess I can’t do this via my FTP package.

Thanks ShannonN, I checked via my admin CP, I did have a ‘File Manager’ option but got ‘permission denied’ when trying to access. So, once again, back to the hosting company!

[ShannonN Friend ShannonNJoin date: July 2006Posts: 1947Downloads:0Uploads:9 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 172 times in 49 posts]

#287478

Lets hope the hosting company can change permissions to allow their cp file manager to search for you, being internal there should be no security probs.

[shertmann Friend shertmannJoin date: September 2008Posts: 339Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 22 Thanked: 42 times in 26 posts]

#287507

Chris did your server support php? if your server support php then the right solution for you is this
Auto Directory Index PHP Script.

Makes a table that lists the files in a folder, and lets you access the files and subdirectories. Also includes links to each file, icons for each filetype, and the ability to search for files. It also has the option to log access to files and folders and includes a built in anti-leech system.

you can visit the script developer here http://autoindex.sourceforge.net/

good luck:D

[questbg Friend questbgJoin date: May 2008Posts: 1912Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 146 Thanked: 339 times in 197 posts]

#287558

Hi Shertmann

Many thanks for the information, yes indeed I have PHP on the server so I will investigate and reply in this thread!

Chris

[wooohanetworks Friend wooohanetworksJoin date: September 2008Posts: 1239Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 148 Thanked: 138 times in 41 posts]

#287562

<em>@questbg 107446 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi Shertmann

Many thanks for the information, yes indeed I have PHP on the server so I will investigate and reply in this thread!

Chris</blockquote>

No PHP, no Joomla…;)

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