We need FTP programs like, Transmit, CuteFTP, Macromedia Dreamwaver to upload wordpress files and and install WordPress on our server. However after installation I still use these programs to manage files, but what if you’re on a different computer and theres no FTP program installed?, Okay that’s easy.. there are lot’s of FREE FTP application you can download, but you might need some privileges to install, and like me i’ve been on a situation where i can’t connect to my server due to proxy issues, must be that the current network i’m using is using proxies and my server where wordpress is installed keeps on blocking me on that network (it really sucks big time).
Years of using wordpress makes me appreciate how powerful wordpress is, so what if there’s a WordPress plugin that adds File Manager capability to your WordPress installation?, so i googled on and found “WP-Filemanager” by Johannes Ries.
Installation is quite simple:
- download and unzip the latest version of wp-filemanager.zip
- change the variables in conf/config.inc.php and set your language (bulgarian, danish, dutch, english, finnish, french, german, italian, portugues, russian or spanish) and your home directory (e.g. �../wp-content�)
- move the folders conf, docs, icon, incl, lang and the file fm.php to /wp-admin in your WordPress directory
- move the file wp-filemanager.php to /wp-content/plugins in your WordPress directory
- activate the WP-FileManager plugin in the administration area
- FileManager should appear in the navigation of the administration area.
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i setup it in 3.1 and i got an error
Hi,
I tried following your instructions but when I try to use the filemanager it gives me ” invalid home folder”
could you tell me exactly how to write my directory url
Thanks
Elana
You’re Welcome,,
Thanks for the post