AjaXplorer is an easy-to-install file explorer for remotely managing files on a web server. Its « rich client » layout and actions make it accessible to any end-user for a variety of purposes: file management/sharing, photo gallery, code browsing, etc. PHP 5 is necessary, no database needed.  Try it out with the demo.

[french] Ajaxplorer est un explorateur de fichier simple à installer pour gérer des fichiers à distance sur un serveur web. Son interface évoluée le rend très accessible et offre différentes utilisations possibles : gestion de fichiers, partage de fichiers, gallerie photo, etc. Seul PHP est nécessaire, pas de base de données! Essayez la démo! [/french]

Current Version: AjaXplorer 2.5 (LGPL license)
Browser Compatibility: FF2 & 3 , IE6+, Safari, Opera, Google Chrome.

Check the features list below or try it yourself with the demo!

If you are interested in a donation, please check the sourceforge project!

AjaXplorer Screenshot

AjaXplorer - Test Online Demo

Features

File Manipulation

  • Rename/Copy/Move/Delete/Download files or folders
  • Upload multiple files and track status with progress bar (Flash required and no https)
  • Create folders and empty files, edit permissions (chmod)
  • Edit Text files and code files (js, php, html, java, sql, perl), syntax is highlighted in the editor
  • View Images online, preview images in the list, diaporama of a given folder
  • Listen to MP3s online without downloading them
  • View Flash videos (FLV) online and full screen.
  • Browse and Extract ZIP files online
  • Generate a public download link, with optional password and expiration date

Rich GUI

  • Select multiple files or folders (copy/move/delete action can be applied)
  • Drag’n'Drop selection to copy/move
  • List/Thumbnail Display
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow = toggle selection, Tab = navigate between panels, Esc = close dialog windows

Advanced Features

  • Bookmarks system
  • Search recursively in folders
  • Send URLs with file links to a friend for convenient sharing
  • Recycle Bin with “restore action
  • User Preferences to set preferred language, display or password
  • Multiple Languages: English, French, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish
  • Customizable GUI with header and footer templates

Admin Features

  • User Management system
  • Multiple Root Directory to define separate repositories and assign access rights for each user
  • Logging system

Developement

  • Plug-In Architecture to easily extend the application. The authentication mechanism, configuration management, and data access are all plug-in based. Currently supported data access plug-ins: fs (filesystem), remote_fs (remote server with AjaXplorer installed), MySQL (browse, edit and search MySQL database), demo (all write actions disabled), FTP… Authentication plugins are « serial » (default), ldap, basic http auth, etc.
  • DB Management : Configure a repository with your MySQL data (host, username, password, database) and browse the tables, execute MySQL queries and edit/add/remove records or structures within tables

Installation

The current build of AjaXplorer can be downloaded from SourceForge.

Unzip using WinZip, ZipGenius or tar -xzf AjaXplorer-core-2.5-dist.zip. Installations instructions can be found in the doc/ directory.

Download URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ajaxplorer/