Unzip in File Manager

[niall_bk]

A common request from customers to our support is can we unzip a zip file that has been uploaded. Would it be possible to add a feature to the file manager to uncompress files like .zip and .tar.gz?

I'm not sure exactly how exactly it would be implemented interface wise, but it would be a very useful feature.

Niall.

[Duboux]

Yes, I would like this too..

Just like the .tar.gz unpack option :)
I love that one.

It saves bandwith and upload time.

[DirectAdmin Support]

I think we had already explored this option... the problem was that unzip isn't a standard binary on all OS's. We can look into the option of adding an install script for it though, we'll keep it in mind when deciding on future features.

John

[l0rdphi1]

Hi,

From my experience with Installatron, it's only Debian that doesn't include unzip, and in those cases I've been able to just copy a binary that was complied for any other Linux server.

Cheers!

Phil.

[sjocolaatje]

Yes, I would like this too..

Just like the .tar.gz unpack option :)
I love that one.

It saves bandwith and upload time.

You seem to imply that it is already possible to unpack a .tar.gz file from the File Manager. Where then, is this ".tar.gz unpack option"?

Thanks,

Johannes

[jlandes]

When there is a .tar.gz file, you should see an Extract link in the Action column.

[sjocolaatje]

great thanks!

[yakkes]

Is there any progress on this one ? If zip is aready installed why is unzip still not available ?

[jeffz2009X]

ok - it works with tar.gz, (extract link is shown) but what about .gz - no link is being displayed for this file extension ... and that is how your system is packing downloaded database - it uses .gz not .tar.gz

question: how to unpack '.gz file uploaded to your DA?

[nobaloney]

I'm not sure why you mean by your.

John of JBMC, publishers of DirectAdmin, already wrote above why he doesn't include functionality requiring unszip.

To unzip a file ending in .gz you should use the program gunzip. It may or may not be installed on your system.

Jeff

[jeffz2009X]

Thank you jlasman for answer.


John of JBMC, publishers of DirectAdmin, already wrote above why he doesn't include functionality requiring unszip.
I haven't mention zip anywhere in my post ... I believe.


To unzip a file ending in .gz you should use the program gunzip. It may or may not be installed on your system.
Wouldn't you say that it stands a reason to say that if system uses by default .gz to pack database you chose to download (download link in Your User->[domain]->MySQL Menu->download backup link), it should BY DEFAULT be capable to unpack same .gz file without any unnecessary gymnastics around it?
Unless my logic travels along different pathways.

Regards,

Jeff

[nobaloney]

It doesn't matter what I say. Hopefully John will comment on this thread.

Jeff

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

The gz filetype only compresses 1 single file.
A tar file is a combination of many files, so tar.gz is many files, compressed into a gz.

So just a gz file does not support holding many files within the 1 gz file, which is why it's not currently an option in the filemanager.

There are quite a few compression filetypes that we could support. We've just added the ones that are most useful, that people can actually use.

Yes, the databases are just a single gz file, but that only compresses the 1 sql file, hence it's not as relevant for managing multiple files in the file manager. If I had all the time in the world, I could add just "gz", but for the sake of optimizing my time for adding new features and preventing bloat of less used items, there are other things that I can be doing.

John