I have been using the FileField component of CCK to upload media files to content posts on my website. The first couple files were fine, but then came across the problem that my webhost has limited file uploads via PHP to 2MB. There are a lot of people who are also impacted by this and is primarily because of the file upload issue itself.

Would it be possible to create another component, or modify the existing components so that you have the option of choosing a URL or other file location for the component to 'find' a file to include into the content post which you would have uploaded separately via FTP? I have no problems uploading files to the location where FileField normally uploads files, and would completely bypass the PHP upload restrictions a lot of people are affected by.

It seems rather simple to implement, so it is odd that it might not have already been done.

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sbroadbent’s picture

sbroadbent commented
Priority: Normal » Minor

I realized not long after I posted that FileField is not part of the CCK, but itself an extension of CCK. I've downloaded so many modules it's sometimes hard to keep track of what is from what.

This issue can be closed or deleted.

karens’s picture

karens commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)