How to make CkFinder generate HTTP URLs for uploaded file when using FTP backend FileSystem in CkFinder 3 ASP.NET

Question

I am using CkFinder 3 ASP.NET with FTP backend file system Nuget package CKSource.FileSystem.Ftp . CkFinder is integrated with CkEditor to upload the files in the website content.

The FTP connector works and I am able to browse and upload files, but I have a problem with the URL's that are being generated. When I select a file in CkFinder, the following URL proxy is generated: http://domain/path/to/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Images&currentFolder=%2F&hash=ea8d60299e82343398f8ef2451c2b22b3c8cc8c6&fileName=img0_1024x768.jpg

I tried settings useProxyCommand="false" for the FTP back-end, but after I did that, the URL is not being generated at all. After selecting the file in the Browse Server dialog, the URL text box stays empty.

My FTP is backed with a HTTP server so every file on the ftp has a corresponding HTTP URL. I need to generate a proper http:// URL for the file selected in the Server Browser (CkFinder) window.

I also tried to set a baseUrl parameter for the FTP backend specifying the base URL as a value, but it did not help.

How do I set up CkFinder FTP backend so that the file selected in Browse Server dialog is translated into an HTTP url that points directly to the file, without using proxy?

Answer 1

I believe the problem you are reporting is known and has already been fixed - https://github.com/cksource/ckfinder-connector-net/issues/161 .

Within few days a new CKFinder version for ASP.NET, which is free of this issue, should be released.

Edit: From what I can see CKFinder 3.4.2 for ASP.NET has just been released. You should be able to use FTP backend baseURL to set HTTP URLs for uploaded images.

Answer 2

The problem was within CkFinder itself. CkSource released an update 3.4.2 and now the problem is fixed.

The following configuration option is required for FTP back-end to translate ftp url into http: <option name="baseUrl" value="http://example.com/folder/subfolder/" />

I have also set the useProxyCommand to false :

<backend name="default" adapter="ftp" useProxyCommand="false">