Gentics Content.Node Fileuploaders

At this time of writing, there are 5 different file uploaders options. This page will explain the differences of each uploader.

1 Overview

Name / Info Flash Uploader Flash Fallback Uploader WebDAV PHP Legacy Uploader Aloha gcnfileupload plugin
Multifile Support Yes Yes Yes No No
Backend Technology REST API REST API WebDAV PHP REST API
Frontend Technology Flash Javascript WebDAV Static HTML Javascript
FUM Support Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Upload Limit 250 MB – – – –

2 Flash Uploader

The Flash Uploader requires Flash. The Flash Fallback Uploader will be used if flash is not provided by the browser.

Feature:


$FEATURE["multifileupload"] = true;

The fallback uploader can be enforced by enabling the following feature:


$FEATURE["alwaysfileuploadfallback"] = true;

3 FUM (File Uploader Manipulator)

The FUM is a user-API which allows intercepting the file upload process. This enables a custom implementation to modify the upload data or check it and reject the upload. Possible applications are video conversion and virus checks.

More Info

4 General Gentics Content.Node Settings:


$MAX_FILESIZE = "64M";

For the upload limit see: http://www.gentics.com/Content.Node/infoportal/cms/faq/Wie-kann-man-das-upload-limit-fuer-Dateien-und-Bilder-erhoe.php See REST API:“http://www.gentics.com/Content.Node/infoportal/cms/version5/rest-api/File-REST-Resource.en.php”

5 Allowed characters:


a-z A-Z 0-9 _ , . - ( ) [ ] { } $

All other characters shall be replaced with _ automatically.

Characters replaced automatically:


ö = oe    Ö = Oe
ü = ue    Ü = Ue
ä = ae    Ä = Ae
ß = ss

The total character limit for a filename is 64 characters