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Deleting old files
The following command line script can be used for deleting old files from users home folders. php cron/delete_old_files.php 2592000 admin confirm 2592000 is 30 days in seconds, admin is the username of the account that is being cleaned and confirm is needed...
File-based Activity Logs
Web File Share keeps an activity log for each file available in the users' home folders. This is completely independent of the user activity log that is accessible by the admin users in the control panel. This log allows the users to see a history of everythin...
Login problems
Error: The path of your home folder doesn't point to an existing folder. When setting a user's home folder path, please use the "[Check path]" button next to the text input, to make sure the path is valid and points to an existing folder. If the account is ...
Upload problems
Drag & drop upload mode The "Drag files from your computer here" text is not displayed The drag&drop upload mode requires Java support enabled in your browser. You can click here to verify if it's enabled and up to date. The progress bar stays at 0% Ple...
Mobile apps
To be able to use the mobile apps with your Web File Share installation you need to enable the API. A SSL enabled web server is required. (Your Web File Share URL needs to start with “https://” and not “http://”). (For testing only, you can temporarily enable...
Desktop sync
You can keep your remote folders in sync with your local ones, or the other way around with the desktop sync apps. On the first run, you will be asked to provide your Web File Share installation URL, your Web File Share username and password. You can either s...
Metadata
Metadata is information that a file can have attached to it. You can attach information like: comments, title, author, tags, etc. Fields Metadata information is stored in metadata fields. You manage the fields from inside the “Control Panel » System configur...
Alternate downloads
If your RAW photographs are very large and it takes a long time for WebFileShare/ImageMagick to generate a preview, or your 4K videos cannot be previewed by clients with slower Internet connections, it can be more practical to share with your clients a folder ...
Mozilla Thunderbird FileLink Addon
This is an add-on to be used with Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail program. This add-on allows you to easily e-mail large file attachments by uploading those attachments to your Web File Share user account and then inserting a web link to the file into the body of ...
Activity notifications
Since version 301013, Quik File Share provides a way for the users to quickly see changes made by other users. On the right side of the folders menu, there is a new option that opens a drop-down menu showing a log with the latest actions performed by other us...
Upgrading to PHP 5.5 or 5.6
If you were running a recent Web File Share version on PHP 5.3 or PHP 5.4, you should be able to update PHP to 5.5 or 5.6 without any change made to the Web File Share installation.
Manual "ionCube" installation
You can do it your self, if you have access to the PHP configuration file “php.ini”. Most hosting service allow you to either create a custom PHP configuration file inside any of your folders, or they provide a PHP configuration editor inside their control pan...
Installing Ioncube Loaders
Assisted installation (Loader Wizard) The “Loader Wizard” is a PHP script that can help you with the installation. Download the script file from the ionCube website and upload it to your server. Launch the script in your browser for guidance on installation a...
Installing ionCube on Top Hosting Providers
Installing ionCube on Ubuntu Please see https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-ioncube-on-ubuntu-16-04 Shared Hosting Support On the PHP details page, search for the “ioncube” word. If you can't find anything similar, then it is not...
Choosing A Hosting Service
WebFileShare works with most hosting service, with either their shared or dedicated plans. If you are using a dedicated, VPS, or any other type of virtual dedicated server, it is guaranteed that WebFileShare will work great for you. The following is a note fo...
Editing a role
To edit a role follow these steps: Open the control panel. Select “Roles”. Select the role you want to edit. Click “Edit role” Make the appropriate changes in the form. Click “Submit” to save the changes.
Adding a role
To create a new role follow these steps: Open the control panel. Select “Roles”. Click “Create new”. Fill in they form: Required fields: Role name Click “Submit” to create the role with the specified details.
Deleting a role
To delete a role follow these steps: Open the control panel. Select “Roles”. Select the role you want to remove. Click “Delete role”. Click “Delete” to confirm the role's deletion. Deleting a role will not delete any user account. De...
Overview
Roles can be used to easily apply sets of permissions to multiple users at the same time. If you select a role for a user, you will no longer be able to set individual permissions and settings for that user.
Downloading problems
Internet Explorer over HTTPS: Internet Explorer Cannot Download [...] Please set "session.cache_limiter" to "private_no_expire", in your PHP configuration. It should fix the problem. The problem is caused by a weird Internet Explorer behavior. Downloading v...