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A Simple & Easy To Use PHP Upload Bar

A nice PHP snippet has been released by johnboy.com. The snippet makes a simple, styleable upload bar.

fileupload action A Simple & Easy To Use PHP Upload BarYou can style the upload bar with CSS (an example is given in the source code), and even execute callbacks via jQuery.

A simple solution, but if you take the time to style it, it can come in handy very well.

Requires PHP >= 5.2 and APC to run.

Easy Multiple File Upload – jQuery File Upload

File Upload is a jQuery plugin for making file uploads easier.

FileUpload Easy Multiple File Upload   jQuery File UploadThe plugin doesn’t require Flash, but requires HTML5 support for more advanced features like the progress bar.

It also supports uploading to separate servers, cancelling the upload, deleting files after the upload has finished, et cetera.

Overall, File Upload is a somewhat advanced plugin, which should be noted for supporting cooperation with other server-side platforms.

A “file download assistant” for jQuery – jDownload

jDownload is a plugin with a sole purpose–to provide more info about the file that needs to be downloaded.

jDownload A file download assistant for jQuery   jDownload

Although jDownload basically slows the download process, in some cases it’s desirable to use jDownload.

For example, jDownload can work for sites which host larger files, as the user may want to cancel the download if the file is too big.

Plus, you can include advertisements that are shown upon download.

You can do a lot more with jDownload – for example, you can call functions on various events; change the proportions of the dialogue; and of course modify the plugin to, for example, allow file sharing.

Web file manager – elFinder

elFinder is a great file manager, resembling Mac’s Finder.

FILES Web file manager   elFinder

It’s made with jQuery’s UI and JavaScript. Its API is based on JSON.

Features:

  • Copy, paste, cut, delete – all in the UI
  • Hot keys
  • Easy to integrate with web editors
  • Favorites folder
  • File preview (flash, pdf, text, etc)

elFinder is great for hosting websites; and can provide a simple advanced configuration backend for your clients. Or, you may want to simply use it for convenience.