PHP File Manager

A lightweight and secure web-based file manager built with PHP. Includes user authentication and database integration for enhanced control and protection.

📁 Features

• ✅ User login system (MySQL-based authentication)
• 🗂️ File and folder browsing
• 📄 File viewing and editing (soon)
• ⬆️ File upload and ⬇️ download (soon)
• 📁 Folder creation (soon)
• ✏️ Rename, move, and delete files/folders (soon)
• 🔐 Session handling and access control
• 💡 Responsive and intuitive user interface
• 📥 Email Notifications (soon)

⚙️ Requirements

• PHP 8.0 or higher
• MySQL database
• Composer

🚀 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/project-name.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd project-name

3. Install dependencies via Composer:

   composer install

4. Create the database

Import the database.sql file into your MySQL server to create the required tables and sample user.

4. Configure the database connection

Edit the file .env and set your MySQL credentials:

🚀 Launch using PHP Built-in Server (Recommended)

1. From the project root, run:

   php -S localhost:8000 -t public

2. Open your browser and visit: http://localhost:8000

3. Default credentials are currently being used:

  email: [email protected]
  password: 1234

🔐 Security

• Only authenticated users can access the file manager.
• Sessions are used to maintain login state.
• All user input is sanitized to prevent SQL injection and XSS attacks.
• Still, always restrict access to trusted users if hosting publicly.

🛠️ Customization

• Update UI styles via assets/
• Adjust allowed file types or actions in includes/functions.php
• Extend the login system or roles if needed

👨‍💻 Author

Developed by Ferreira9006

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Built for simplicity, extended for security.