Managing files on a remote server is a real pleasure to me, and that happens only because I NEVER use the rudimentary file manager available inside cPanel, or any other kind of Web-based file management solution. I am really happy with FileZilla or the file managers built into Total Commander or Unreal Commander, so I never cared much about Web-based file managers, until I found the treasure we’re going to talk about today…
… a treasure simply called AjaXplorer! While the name already reveals a lot about this useful piece of code, Ajax is not everything you should remember about AjaXplorer, because there’s much more to it. Of course, we’re not going to pass through all its features here, but I’ll try to give you just a taste of it, enough to make you want more.
When talking about requirements, it’s good to know that AjaXplorer 2.4, the last version, only need PHP 4 or 5 on the server you’ll install it on, so you won’t need to mess with your databases at all, but what I enjoyed about AjaXplorer the most was its ease of use, as well as the tools you don’t get to see with every Web-based file manager, like the built-in image viewer or the video player. Sweeet!!!
Other than the above… come on, guys, spare a few minutes and play with the demo, you will surely get back here to thank me for finding this awesome piece of code and telling you about it, believe me!
Compatibility: Firefox, Internet Explorer (including version 8, although the official page only says “6 & 7”), Safari, Opera, Flock and Google Chrome had no problems running AjaXplorer
