Publisher review:WebFileSys is the new servlet version of the well-known web-based filemanager fmweb. WebFileSys is the new servlet version of the well-known web-based filemanager fmweb. fmweb is a standalone Java application that needs no servlet engine to be run. Version 1.8.1 will be the last release of the standalone program fmweb. It is a very stable version.
WebFileSys has been redesigned to confirm to the standards of a Java web application which runs in a servlet container like Apache tomcat. WebFileSys can be used to manage the local filesystem or via the TCP/IP network the filesystems of remote machines. Although WebFileSys is a platform-independent Java application, it offers many functions that file managers designed for a single operating system provide.
WebFileSys is a multi-user application, each user can have it's own home directory. The picture browsing and manipulation functions allow to use WebFileSys as a web picture album. WebFileSys can be used by webspace providers to give the users simple access to their files. WebFileSys does not need any external database. All persistent information is stored in cached XML files.
Users and Security
- WebFileSys can be run in open registration mode (self-registration for new users allowed) or in closed registration mode (only an admin user can create new accounts).
- WebFileSys users can be assigned to one of the roles "admin", "user" and "webspace" with different access rights and functions available. Self-registered users are always assigned to role "webspace".
- For each user a read/write and a read-only password can be defined.
- User information is stored in a cached XML file and the passwords are encrypted.
- Experienced Java programmers can replace the default XML-based user manager by a self-written user manager class to access an existing user database.
- If encrypted communication via the HTTS protocol is required, the servlet container or the webserver in front of the servlet container must be configured to use the SSL protocol.
File and Directory Management Functions
WebFileSys offers the following file management functions:
- view file in browser (or in browser plugin)
- download file
- edit file content-if accessed locally, a configurable external editor is used, if access is remote, a HTML form with textarea is used as editor
- delete file
- copy file
- move/rename file
- create new empty file
- upload file via HTTP
- open file in associated application
- set read/write flag (Windows only)
- set owner and group (Unix only)
- set access rights (Unix only)
- compress into/extract from zip archive
- put into/extract from tar archive (Unix only)
- attach a description (meta info)
- attach comments
- send file by e-mail
- create a link in a different directory
- FTP backup of folders from the fmweb server to a FTP server
The following directory management functions are available:
- create new directory
- copy directory tree
- delete directory tree
- rename directory
- compress directory tree into zip archive
- set owner, group and access rights (Unix only)
- attach a description (meta info)
Special functions for picture files:
- show camera information from the Exif data
- convert pictures to a different graphics formats
- resize pictures
- rotate and mirror pictures
- add copyright text to pictures
- assign user-defined categories
- picture rating (1 to 5 stars)
- compare pictures
- rename picture files to the exposure date extracted from the camera exif data
Requirements: · Apache tomcat version 4 and higher. · WebFileSys needs the Java JDK 1.3 or higher to be installed.
WebFileSys 2.20 is a Java script for Artificial Intelligence scripts design by webfilesys.de.
It runs on following operating system: Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris.
WebFileSys is the new servlet version of the well-known web-based filemanager fmweb.
Operating system:Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris
WebFileSys 2.20 script details 
