Advice

[evilgenius82]

Hi Everyone, I'm new to PHP as much as I am to this site.

I need some opinions on what the best method would be to choose:

Scenario:
I am creating a file management system in where users can upload files to a selected directory.
The uploaded files will then be listed on a page in which can be downloaded or deleted.

The question:
what is the best approach? To create a table in a database which holds the application path?
Or will PHP code such as opendir / read dir be sufficient?

Thanks for all input!!

Ryan

[ejsexton82]

First, there are some free prepackaged solutions out there which do what you are describing. You can Google "php file manager" if you do not want to reinvent the wheel.

Second, having a database may not be necessary. There are reasons why a database would be necessary, but unless you can come up with a argument for having a database, it would add unnecessary complexity to your application.

I hope that helps. Good luck!

[evilgenius82]

Thank you for your reply ejsexton. This is for a uni project so I have to show what I am capable of.
Im quite new to PHP so its great to know there are ready made packages out there.
I will take your advice and build my design based on application links not being stored in a database.

Thank you again!

Regards,
Ryan