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File indexing and full-text searching
Viewed 2430 times since Wed, Mar 5, 2014
Web File Share configuration You can enable the full-text file searching from “Control Panel” » “System configuration” » “Files” » “Indexing”. It is not enabled by default because it requires third-party software (Apache Tika). If... Read More
ImageMagick thumbnail generation and image preview
Viewed 1512 times since Wed, Mar 5, 2014
Introduction Web File Share can make use of ImageMagick utility for generating image thumbnails and previews for PDF, PSD and other advanced file formats. ImageMagick also enables support for large (high-res) pictures in Web File Share.... Read More
Accessing WebDAV
Viewed 1496 times since Wed, Mar 5, 2014
As an alternative, Web File Share can be also accessed with a standards-compliant WebDAV application. This can be useful for managing the remote files as they are folders on the local computer. WebDAV client programs tested with Web File Share:  ... Read More
Character encoding
Viewed 1353 times since Wed, Mar 5, 2014
As PHP 5 does not have support for Unicode filenames, Web File Share can handle filenames that use one particular encoding. By default, Web File Share is configured to convert the text to UTF-8. This allows the users to upload files with names in any... Read More
File Encryption
Viewed 1325 times since Wed, Mar 5, 2014
AES Crypt (http://www.aescrypt.com) is a file encryption software available on several operating systems that uses the industry standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to easily and securely encrypt files. Quik File Share can use it to allow... Read More
Hiding file types for certain users or groups
Viewed 1265 times since Wed, Mar 5, 2014
Login as superuser, open the control panel and locate the ID of the group or user you want to configure the filter for. In most browsers, when you keep the cursor over a link, you will see the URL in the browser's status bar. You can use that to... Read More