File manager and File categories ... what for???

shade · Post by **shade** » Tue 31. Jan 2006, 23:28

Hello all,

a few questions from a newbie to phpwcms.

What is the file manager section for? I mean, if I upload a file or an image using this manager how is the file or image afterwards made available to me or to visitors to my site?

If I need to use images in my site should I upload them this way or use FTP??? I'm a bit confused as to how to use this file manager.

As for the file categories ... once I have defined one or more categories where are they made available? It looks like file categories don't *interact* with any other functionality of the cms.

One last thing .. I downloaded and installed the latest dev version (v1.2.6) and it looks like a function/method is missing. That is imagecreatefromjpeg which is btw used by the file manager.

Thx.

S.

DeXXus · Post by **DeXXus** » Wed 1. Feb 2006, 00:06

http://www.phpwcms.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10026

shade · Post by **shade** » Wed 1. Feb 2006, 00:14

What should that link be answering?
I really see nothing talking of file categories and/or file manager.

Thx.

S.

DeXXus · Post by **DeXXus** » Wed 1. Feb 2006, 00:54

shade wrote:What should that link be answering?

If the links in my signature and the links in ~that~ thread are not helpful for "basic" beginner questions... I am sorry.

Just sounded like questions from someone who hadn't searched the forum, tried using the script -or- experimented ~at all~.

MY BAD

Post by **flip-flop** » Wed 1. Feb 2006, 07:15

Hi shade,

the docu says: http://www.phpwcms-docu.de/file_administration.phtml
and after that work: http://www.phpwcms-docu.de/text_with_image.phtml
http://www.phpwcms-docu.de/images.phtml

First you must create virtual folders at the file manager.
http://www.phpwcms-docu.de/create_dir.phtml

Second please upload the file(s) to this folder(s) via ftp or direct file by file.
http://www.phpwcms-docu.de/upload_files.phtml

Third you can use the file manager at the contentpart "text with image" and "image".

The files(s) are stored at the folder /content/images/.
The CMS don´t use a classic folder directory structure. All files are at this folder, renamimg by the cms to hash-numbers.
The allocation from realname and hash-id are managing by the system in cooperation with the db.

I hope you understand my terrible english.

Gruß Knut