I recently installed this on a client's Joomla! 1.5 site after running into a bug in the media manager (the 1.5 version of this com is just named eXplorer) and I have to say I'm impressed. Most commercial products aren't this good. I no longer need an FTP application - at all. This gives me access to everything.

Not recommended for client admins who are too nosy or inexperienced.

Great component!

I used Auchi's fix to fix the admin menu problem
Comment out line 83 in file administrator/components/com_joomlaxplorer/admin.joomlaxplorer.php

I used saurabhg10's fix to change the root file to the Joomla site root file instead of the hosting account root file.

Modify the following lines in the file {site root directory}/administrator/components/com_joomlaxplorer/.config/conf.php

else {
$GLOBALS["home_dir"] = $dir_above;
// the url corresponding with the home directory: (no trailing ‘/’)
$GLOBALS["home_url"] = substr( $mosConfig_live_site, 0, strrpos($mosConfig_live_site, ‘/’));
}

to the following…

else {
$GLOBALS["home_dir"] = $mosConfig_absolute_path;
// the url corresponding with the home directory: (no trailing ‘/’)
$GLOBALS["home_url"] = $mosConfig_live_site;
}

I use the component in the aadmin back-end and with these two simple fixes it works great for me! It is so nice to be able to edit site files from within Joomla without having to login to the site's control panel. A great time saver!

I just installed this on Mia CMS and so far it seems to work just fine.

This is a great component, when entering Joomla xplorer in the admin, the admin menu stops working.

I solved this issue commenting line 83 on "administrator/components/com_joomlaxplorer/admin.joomlaxplorer.php

This component is great, however, after entering Joomla xplorer in the admin, the top admin menu stops working. I did alot of research on this and found it is a common problem, but nobody could provide a fix.

I would give this component an 'excellent' rating, but this is an incredibly annoying issue that the developer needs to resolve.

Excellent Component, Thank you so much!

Thank you - It really good for quick changes so you don't have to use your FTP client everytime. (Like if you are away from your computer and want to upload a video you took at your friend's house without setting up an FTP client on his computer.)

Very good component for say when you are moving a development site to root directory when wanting to go live and you have a few stubborn files/folders that don't move or delete due to permission issues or Joomla ownership. I have found sometimes when moving to root directory using ftp or control panel, the third party extensions that were installed via Joomla backend, don't move, they just get copied to new location, so I am left with some files/folders in sub directory that I can't remove. With joomlaXplorer installed I can delete them using it.

I had beat my head against a wall forever after switching over servers and when I hit this block of not being able to move any of my files to the correct areas I was totally stumped for days... but then thanks to this little beauty... well it just came along and helped me right out now all is going smooth again... If Anyone has any Problems with Chmod 777 files and just cant seem to figure out why nothing can be moved or renamed well then this is the Amazing Problem Solver... Great Job and I Totally Recommend it to Everyone!!!
Thanks ;0)

Lots of error messages under PHP5 though, but do not effect functionality.
I guess php5 is the culprit, but it is annoying!

Thanks for this excellent plugin, very usefull. makes file management very easy.
I have a base site on which I start any new site development and eXplorer is now part it.

This componenet is excellent. It's really helpful.
Thanks a lott...

I have found this to be one of the most productive extensions. It really comes in handy for quick changes so you don't have to use your FTP client everytime.

It give a great overview and should be incorporated into the core of Joomla as a feature. Thanks!

Fantastic tool. Easy to install and use. Saves time messing about with ftp and other separate programs.

This is great tool I have been using earlier. It works under Joomla 1.5.2 as well. Great tool!

Joomlaxplorer is amazing. I needed to tweak some user permissions for a component I wanted to use and I found Joomlaxpolorer simple yet powerful to use.

A must product

Great tool that has helped a lot. no noticeable flaws :)

this is a great tool - I travel a lot and dont always have FTP access from hotels or internet cafe's - so this tool really helps!

Perfect for me. Sometimes I cannot access to my FTP account, but with the JoomlaXplorer I can still do my duties.
Easy and reliable.

I think JoomlaXplorer is an excellent component and a must have for every Joomla! installation. It makes file management a breeze. There are a few bugs here and there, but nothing a seasoned programmer can't fix.

One major issue is the webroot backtracking that happens. Found a solution on the web to fix the site root access to users on shared hosts problem:

Modify the following lines in the file {site root directory}/administrator/components/com_joomlaxplorer/.config/conf.php

else {
$GLOBALS["home_dir"] = $dir_above;
// the url corresponding with the home directory: (no trailing ‘/’)
$GLOBALS["home_url"] = substr( $mosConfig_live_site, 0, strrpos($mosConfig_live_site, ‘/’));
}

to the following…

else {
$GLOBALS["home_dir"] = $mosConfig_absolute_path;
// the url corresponding with the home directory: (no trailing ‘/’)
$GLOBALS["home_url"] = $mosConfig_live_site;
}

This will fix the security hole with JoomlaXPlorer, and allow users only to access folders in their own joomla installation, allthough you should also chown and chmod the conf.php file to an administrator account to prevent users from modifying it.

Cheers to the programmers for this wonderful component :)