ABOUT
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mftp - FTP Server for exposing Moodle file system
Based on:
nanoFTPd - an FTP daemon written in PHP
Developers mFTP:
- Juan Leyva <juanleyvadelgado@gmail.com>
Developers nanoFTP:
- Arjen <arjenjb@wanadoo.nl>
- Phanatic <linux@psoftwares.hu>
REQUERIMENTS
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Moodle 2.2
INSTALLATION
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Unpack the zip files
CONFIGURATION
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In mftpd:
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Edit config.php
Change:
$CFG->moodle['wwwroot'] Your Moodle wwwroot
$CFG->listen_addr Listen addr for the FTP server (127.0.0.1)
$CFG->listen_port Listen por for the FTP server (21)
Run the mftpd.php in a command shell
path/to/php/php /path/to/mftpd/mftpd.php
In your Moodle installation:
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First of all, there is a bug that have to be fixed:
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/master/files/externallib.php#L164
Change:
'filename' => new external_value(PARAM_FILE, ''),
to
'filename' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, ''),
Edit the Authenticad user role, give permissions for use the rest webservice protocol and for autocreating tokens
webservice/rest:use
moodle/webservice:createtoken
Create a new set of external services:
Home / Site administration / Plugins / Web services / External services / Add
Name: mftpd
Enabled: checked
Can download files: checked
Rest of the settings as default
Add this functions:
core_files_get_files
core_files_upload
Due to a Moodle issue, there is no interface for adding an additional required field:
Open a database manager, in the external_services table, edit the mftpd entry and add in the shortname field: mftpd
(Some of the previous steps may be avoided using a local plugin that preloads services)
Save changes
Running:
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Open a FTP Client (Filezilla works fine)
Create a FTP account using the listen_addr and listen_port
Login using the credentials of any Moodle user excepts the Moodle Admin (for testing pourposes, a teacher admin is the best choice)