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Drupal - Take Control module
Take Control is an administrative module for the popular Drupal CMS created by me last year primarily for managing this very website. The module is currently in its 2.x series with major enhancements and features being introduced in its 2.0 release, notably featuring a full-fledged File Browser/Manager.
The original intent for creating the module was discussed by me in an earlier blog post:
http://www.rahulsingla.com/blog/drupal-take-control-module
The official page for the module on drupal.org is this:
http://drupal.org/project/take_control
The module package is available on the official module page listed above.
The current page you are viewing has been created as the permanent address for the module on my website, where I would provide updates on the module development status, and links to some other resources I have created for using the module. You can also use this for discussing with me any issues you face while using the module. However, please file all bug reports and feature requests at the official module issue queue.
You can find a video tutorial demonstrating the steps for installation of the module here:
http://www.rahulsingla.com/projects/drupal-take-control-module/installation
I originally used FamFamFam icons for the File Browser, which I was not able to commit to the module's CVS because of licensing conflicts with Drupal. The module now ships with a default icon-set for the File Browser, that are GPL licensed. You can find addtional icon-sets for the File Browser here:
http://www.rahulsingla.com/projects/drupal-take-control-module/icon-sets
An online demo for the module is now available here:
http://drupal.sandbox.rahulsingla.com/
Below are some of the screenshots for the module:
UPDATE:
- Jun 18, 2011 - Drupal 7 port of the module is now available. Please download and test the same from the official module page at drupal.org.
Rahul, let me be the first to say thanks for this module! I can hardly wait to try it out on my site. It's developers like you that make Drupal better every day. Well done!
Hi Colin, thanx for the feedback. I have just committed and created the 2.0-beta2 version of the module to the CVS. It is important that you download and install the latest version from the official module page.
Hi Rahul,
I installed Take Control earlier today and it's absolutely perfect. The instructions were clear and very easy to follow. Thanks again, and keep up the awesome work!
Colin
Thanx again Colin for the feedback, you probably might be interested in another of my modules that I would release on drupal.org over the next few days. That module is basically for documentation sites, allowing authorized users to attach and rate custom reference links to documentation pages.
One important thing while using Take Control is to remember not to abuse Drupal's design. I created this module because I was suffocated on how Drupal completely alienated me to my site's own files directory. But it is equally important to remember that Drupal does this for security reasons. You should keep custom permissions on the files directory only for the minimum duration for which you want to access it from your FTP or Hosting panel, and should be immediately restored to Drupal defaults after your task is complete.
Equally important to remember is not to change .htaccess in the files folder, and not upload executable code files (e.g. with .php extension etc) into the files folder using this module's Upload feature.
Many thanks for this wonderful module. It's great and much easier work. Thank you.
greetings
fugazi
awesome module,
however my upload is not working, the progress bar keeps moving but the files are not uploaded am i doing someting wrong?
Please verify the Max Upload Size PHP setting for your installation, and ensure that the file you are trying to upload falls within the allowed size.
It keeps telling me it couldn't find the json_encode() function, no matter what I try.
The module requires PHP 5. Please verify your PHP version.
Hello, you can create a space reserved for each user and ensure that you can not leave his room?
Luca
Hi Luca, please consult the module's README.txt. In its current version, the module is meant for admins. For a future version, I might look for allowing per user home directory, but that is NOT something I am looking for in the shorter term.
Great app!
I am trying to upload a node template and it keeps on uploading. The file is 50Kb so the size can´t be the problem.
Other files do work.
Regards, Jose
Hi Jose, I am not sure what could be the reason. Please verify that the directory you are trying to upload to is writable by Drupal (i.e. by your web server account). Currently, I cannot imagine any other reason for your issue. However, even in this case, the module should probably timeout and return an error.
Hi
I use IIS and Drupal 6.16.
I have installed the module Take Control like you showed in the video tutorial.
When I access the Take Control module I get a error message. Please see the attached screen shot . Can you help me?
Hi Francisco, the screenshot resolution is too small, but from what I see, I think it relates to clean urls not being enabled (particularly because you are on IIS).
Currently, the module needs Clean Urls enabled to work properly. It's high on my list of priorities to get the module work even with clean urls disabled for the next version.
Thank you for your attencion.
You are sure, I don´t have Clean Url and I think that is impossible in IIS and my enterprise doesn´t let me install Apache.
Hi francisco, you can have clean urls enabled with IIS 7 with its Url rewrite module enabled. Check the following link for more information:
http://forums.iis.net/t/1150500.aspx
I am not sure for IIS 6 and earlier, but people have had success trying to do so. Check for example:
http://drupal.org/node/339697
A google search for "IIS Drupal clean urls" should give you many links that might be of help.
Hi there!
Thanks for your "take control" module. It surely looks great. Unfortunately, I am not quite ready to use it yet, because everytime I try to use the file browser, a window pops up saying, "Action Failure. You are not authorized to perform this action."
I believe I have followed the installation instructions properly. Do you have any suggestions on how to solve this issue?
Thanks in advance,
Christian
Hi Christian, this issue was reported earlier through the issue tracker at Drupal. The issue has been fixed and committed to CVS earlier. The fix is available in the dev snapshot of the module downloadable at the project page (http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/take_control-6.x-2.x-dev.tar.gz).
The dev snapshot is stable and suitable for production use.
Thanks for your answer. Being a Drupal beginner, I wasn't aware of the issue tracker. Looking forward to install the developer snapshot.
Take care and keep up the good work!
Regards,
Chrsitian
Hi Rahul, thank you for this GREAT module !
I've been adapting it to the needs of my company but I think they plan to upgrade to Drupal 7 so I'm wondering if you'll release an upgrade for this version of Drupal.
If not, I think I would be able to do myself but I'm sure you'll do a much better work than me on this.
Thank you,
Pierre
Hi Pierre, yes a D7 version is planned. But it might be atleast 2-4 weeks away...
hello, i'm using this module in a intranet enviremont.
But it does'nt display nothing i've installed the module and the extjs version is 4.0.2. but i don't see anything happen when i go to take control file browser.
what maybe worng?
Hi Marc, I will update the module's official home page conveying this, but please note that this module uses ExtJs 3.x. Any version of ExtJs 3.x should be good with this module.
Hi, I believe I installed correctly per your instructions. The module components are showing as enabled in the modules UI and I uploaded the extjs library as /sites/all/libraries/extjs/3.4.0. as my version is 3.4.0. But I don't see the Take Control section under Administration>Configuration. I'm using Drupal 7 version of your module on drupal 7.
Thanks for any help!
Hi cascadia, in addition to Take Control module, please also enable the File Browser and Quick Permissions modules.
Already did that and they're showing as enabled.
I added the libraries after I installed and enabled the module though; could that be the issue? If so, I could uninstall and reinstall the module to see if that causes the Take Control section to show in the configuration page. Let me know your thoughts on this. Thanks!
Hi cascadia, sorry for the delayed reply. I do not recall exactly but I think that could well be the issue. However, if you visit the module's configuration page, it would search the disk again for ExtJs library versions and should be able to detect then. Disabling and reenabling should also help.
EDIT: I just checked the module's code. It tries to detect the ExtJs library when you visit the File Browser page also, and you need not disable/enable the module. So if this is not working for you, I will visit the module's configuration page and ensure that atleast one ExtJs library version is listed there in the drop-down and save the settings.
Thanks! I'll try that. Cheers
Hi, congratulations for the development, it seems to be a great app.
I've a problem in the activation of the module. I did follow all the steps correctly. The error is:
http://www.cpc.unc.edu.ar/themes/danland/images/menu-leaf.gif); padding: 0px;">- Notice: Undefined index: file in take_control_menu_build_first_item() (line 43 of /home-local/cpc/sites/all/modules/take_control/includes/common.inc).
- Notice: Undefined index: file in take_control_menu_build_first_item() (line 50 of /home-local/cpc/sites/all/modules/take_control/includes/common.inc).
Thanks in advance.
Which version of the module you are using? I think it might have to do with clean urls as earlier versions of the module needed Clean Urls to be enabled.
EDIT: Okay I can see the issue. Can you file this as a bug on the official issue queue for the module at d.o.
Hi Rahul, first of all thanks for developing such a great module for drupal.
I am trying to upload the small file but I get "Failure " error but after reloading the page I can see uploaded file. files are getting uploaded but I can see those only if I reload the page. Plesae advise.
Thanks
Shrutika
Hi Shrutika, I am not sure. Can you please provide more details (Drupal version, module version)?
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