Set user files folder path other than root directory using ashx connector

[wilsonld]

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This is really two issues. The first is that I apparently can't use the PHP connector on my shared hosting ISP provider due to the fact that it won't support the composer package manager. I, therefore, have to revert to a previous version of Rich Filemanager that didn't use composer for the PHP connector. I wish that Servocoder would provide an option to use a non-composer based PHP connector in new releases that could be implemented in these situations.

I, therefore, have had to revert to using another connector if I wish to use a new release of Rich Filemanager. I am attempting to use the ashx connector and it works fine (although somewhat slower than the PHP connector) but I can't, however, seem to figure out how to make it work with a file directory other than the root directory of my website. I don't want it to open with the root directory file folder that exposes all the files on my website, but rather go to the subfolder where only my uploaded images and documents are housed. The PHP connector has an option in its filemanager.php file - example: ( $local->setRoot("/FileMgrFiles/", true, true); - where I can specify the desired folder, but the ashx connector apparently does not.

I have tried to use the absolutePath and the previewURL options in the filemanager.config.jason file but they either don't work with the ashx connector or I am not using them correctly. (There were no examples shown in the Wiki on how to configure these options.)

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

[psolom]

Unfortunately I can't help you with ASHX connector, you know I'm maintainer of PHP connector and the main client-side bundle. You can try to ping richeflits, since he made a big impact on ASHX connector, however stay prepared to rely on yourself.

Regarding your query I can build zip archive that will contain RFM project with all dependencies installed and composer onboard. This file can be attached to the release assets.

[JoeyWasHere]

If possible, try the ASP.Net core connector. The ashx connector needs some work as you have seen.

[wilsonld]

Hi everybody, I seem to have addressed this with a couple modifications to the filemanager.ashx file. First, I inserted the following line 28: public string userfiledirectory = "/FileMgrFiles"; // User Directory where files are stored

Second, I modified line 61 (previously line 60 to the following: DirectoryInfo RootDirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(path) + userfiledirectory);

It seems to work so far. Ideally, there should be a separate config file where all this information could be stored, but I'm a bit scared to bite that off. Also, the current ashx connector relies a lot on for-next loops and stringbuilder which, I think, is probably not the most efficient code, but I'm more familiar with VB code than C# so coming up with a more efficient solution is probably beyond my skill capabilities (I'm 71 years old, after all).

By the way, the asp connector is written using asp.net MVC. I'm still using Webforms and never got the hang of MVC. Simple solutions for simple minds, I guess.

[wilsonld]

I spoke too soon. The code above doesn't work as it tries to insert the current path into the path and then adds the defined user folder when I try to access a subfolder. Example: /Private/FileMgrFiles rather than /FileMgrFiles/Private