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About
This project let you share files for a limited time. I used to use Filez but it stopped to work for me so I decided to replace it with an own PHP script.
Features
- Upload files that expire after a time period
- Random download name that can't be guessed easily
- Optional a custom download name may be choosen
- Optional a download can be secured with a password
- Email notification when a file is downloaded
- Email notification before a file expired
- User authentication for file upload
- Default and Admin user roles
- Admin users may add new users and see a list of all files available
Installation
You need an Apache webserver with mod_rewrite, php, php5-sqlite extensions enabled. Clone the repository and put all files in the root folder of a vhost. Make sure, that the .htaccess file is recognized with AllowOverride All. Afterwards adjust the three settings in inc/config.inc.php. Start your webbrowser and open the index.php file. A database file is created automatically, username and password will be shown.
For deletion of expired files setup a daily cronjob that calls index.php?fileMaintenance=true, for instance like this:
#
# Delete expired and send email notification about soon expiring files
#
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
MAILTO=root
23 4 * * * www-data curl -o /dev/null --silent http://files.example.com/index.php?fileMaintenance=true
Changelog
- 2016-01-31: initial public release
Credits
- Authentication: Simple HTTP authentication example
- Favicon: Hand drawn, links, share, social icon
- PHP function: PHP: How to Get the Current Page URL