Editing File manager (section)

==Web-based file managers==
Web-based file managers are typically scripts written in either [[PHP]], [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]], [[Perl]], [[Active Server Pages|ASP]] or another [[Server-side scripting|server-side language]]. When installed on a local server or on a remote server, they allow files and directories located there to be managed and edited, using a web browser, without the need for [[FTP|FTP Access]].

More advanced, and usually commercially distributed, web-based file management scripts allow the administrator of the file manager to configure secure, individual user accounts, each with individual account permissions. Authorized users have access to documents stored on the server or in their individual user directories anytime, from anywhere, via a web browser.

A web-based file manager can serve as an organization's digital repository. For example, documents, digital media, publishing layouts, and presentations can be stored, managed, and shared between customers, suppliers, and remote workers, or just internally.

Web-based file managers are becoming increasingly popular due to the rise in popularity of dynamic web [[content management system]]s (CMS) and the need for non-technical website moderators to manage media on their websites powered by these platforms.

An example is [[net2ftp]], a PHP- and JavaScript-based FTP client.