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Posted by Kent Hefley
Kent Hefley
11,217 Points

Display Local Files in HTML Page

I have been asked to design a desktop app for data security company. They want this built in HTML5. What is the best way to display (populate) the user's local desktop files into a div? Basically, I need to build a table that automatically syncs to whatever files the user has on C:\Users\your name\Desktop. The only solutions I am finding is PHP.

Is there a solution using html css and javascript?

Philip Gales
Philip Gales
15,193 Points

This sounds like a fun project! What is your background? What languages do you already know?

Kent Hefley
Kent Hefley
11,217 Points

Philip

It's been fun for the most part. These brick walls aren't all that enjoyable. I am proficient in HTML, CSS. I know some javascript and PHP.

Philip Gales
Philip Gales
15,193 Points

So what is wrong with your PHP solution? You can still use html and css to display the information.

Kent Hefley
Kent Hefley
11,217 Points

I thought PHP was a server side language. Would that work on a local machine?

Philip Gales
Philip Gales
15,193 Points

You can install php locally.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2059891/php-get-list-of-all-filenames-contained-within-my-images-directory

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28502035/how-to-output-a-file-to-desktop-in-php

I hope you know recursion.

Kent Hefley
Kent Hefley
11,217 Points

Thank you Philip

I will take a look at these. The only php programming I have done is to build a contact form. I had to install WAMP to test it on my local machine. Sorry for my naivety. It's all very new to me. Will this solution work when users download the app or will they also have to install php?

Kent Hefley
Kent Hefley
11,217 Points

Philip. I do appreciate your suggestion, but after talking to the developers, PHP is not an option for this desktop app. I need to find a solution using HTML5 file API.