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Advanced Web File Editor 1.25

Description

Advanced Web File Editor 1.25 is an extension of our Web File Editor 1.02. This version includes the ability to edit in one directory, or in all subdirectories. You simply set the path, select "Include Subdirectories" and the script will make the changes in every file it finds, starting at the path you specify. It will tell you how many times the replacement has been made, and how many directories and files it searched. Search and replace easily from your browser!

This script is now able to use a list of files as well as the above methods. Set the path to the directory these files are in, and put the files, seperated by commas, into the list field. It will go through the list, ignoring those that don't actually exist, and editing those that do.

Note: This script was recently tested using a directory containing 22,000 files.

The script was also recently used to replace one line of code in over eight thousand pages, disabling the forms on these generated pages. The task was completed in four and a half minutes.

For large sites breaking the job up into manageable groups of files ( a few thousand ) should ensure that no server timeouts occur.
• To view an example script Click Here.

This script may not work on systems where scripts have limited permissions. HTML files normally have permissions of 644 by default, and if scripts on your system are not running as "user" they may not have sufficient permissions to edit such files. Scripts running as "nobody" or the equivalent, will require files to be world writable ( chmod 666 ).