FTP on web site

[mikeinitaly]

Hi Guys
I've just landed my third web site client and he wants
an FTP service on the site where customers have a
password and username which allows them to send him
files (there files are usually big which means that
email is useless). How can I do this? The site is part html and part flash.
Mike

[scragar]

FTP involves installing an FTP app to the server if it isn't defaulted. Personaly I like filezilla, but there are hundreds to choose from(not SERVER not client).

you can usualy check it by attempting to connect via FTP, if you get told it's not enabled, or it asks for a username/password then you have ftp, you just need to turn it on/assign a user account.

[kiwibrit]

If you really need ftp, I suggest you would need a second server - since otherwise you would be enabling the uploaders access to the entire web site.

I wonder if our client wants the file upload facility, rather than specifically by ftp. That could be done server side, using languages like php or Perl. It's a common practice for, for example, photo galleries.

[mikeinitaly]

but if i give them a password to a specific folder then they don't have access to the entire web site? Sorry, but I am new to all this. you guys are speaking like i know what you're talking about. isn't there a software that I can buy that will do all this for me? i need some help because I don't really want to lose this client...

[kiwibrit]

I am not clear how you could enable access only to a specific folder, and use ftp to upload.

Although I would put access to the form which handles the file uploads in a restricted area which requires user names and passwords, I still think server side is the way to handle it. For example, if you use php as your server side language, google 'upload files to website php' and you'll find a bunch.