[Typo3-dev] ftp2database server

[René Fritz]

> One step further: You could use FTP/WebDAV as well for other users which
> only have access to certain "documents". This way, they could:

Of course the user rights will be the same as in typo's BE.
That's why I want to make a server in PHP: using BE functions in it. Otherwise 
you have to rewrite the authentication stuff.

>     A: Edit content in a pagetree via OO/Word

Due to the fact that the doc will not be stored in db this is a task for a 
normal ftp server which can be included into the ftp2db server. BE 
authentication can be used here also.

>     B: Edit category-like structures, add documents etc...
> And I still think if WebDAV does the versioning stuff, it would be a great
> tool...

I don't know very much about WebDav, but the problem is the same like the one 
for the ftp2db server: mapping the database to an imaginary file system. This 
can be done for the WebDav PROTOCOL also but versioning stuff have to be 
handled by the server which won't be done by magic if you use WebDav :-)

But think about it. With ftp2db access you won't have nice editing forms. You 
simply get the db content as textfile. Therefore I see this feature for
- advanced users/admins
- automatic tasks
- specialized end user application

René

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