cPanel API 2 Functions - Fileman::getfileactions

Description

This function lists possible file actions.

Warning:

We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2. However, no equivalent UAPI function exists.

 

Examples


 WHM API (JSON)

https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess##########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=Fileman&cpanel_jsonapi_func=getfileactions&dir%2Fhome%2Fuser&file=public_html&newedit=0

 LiveAPI PHP Class

$cpanel new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.
  
// List possible file actions.
$search_directories $cpanel->api2(
    'Fileman''getfileactions',
        array(
        'file'                  => 'public_html'
        'dir'                   => '/home/user'
        'newedit'               => '0'
    )
);

 LiveAPI Perl Module

my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.
  
# List possible file actions.
my $search_directories $cpliveapi->api2(
    'Fileman''getfileactions',
    {
        'dir'                   => '/home/user'
        'file'                  => 'public_html'
        'newedit'               => '0'
    }  
 );

 cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warning:

In cPanel & WHM version 11.30 and later, cPanel tags are deprecated. We strongly recommend that youonly use the LiveAPI system to call the cPanel APIs.

cPanel API 2 calls that use cPanel tags vary widely in code syntax and in their output. For more information, read our Deprecated cPanel Tag Usage documentation. Examples are only present in order to help developers move from the old cPanel tag system to our LiveAPI.

 

 Command Line

cpapi2 --user=username Fileman getfileactions dir=%2Fhome%2Fuser file=public_html newedit=0

 

Notes:

  • You must URI-encode values.
  • username represents your account-level username.

 Output (JSON)

{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "getfileactions",
    "data": [
      {
        "actions": [
          {
            "actionname": "Show File Contents",
            "target": "viewer",
            "actionurl": "showfile.html?dir=%2fhome%2fexample&file=",
            "action": "showcontents"
          },
          {
            "actionname": "Delete File",
            "target": "file",
            "actionurl": "trashit.html?dir=%2fhome%2fexample&file=",
            "action": "delete"
          },
          {
            "actionname": "Change Permissions",
            "target": "file",
            "actionurl": "perm.html?dir=%2fhome%2fexample&file=",
            "action": "chmod"
          },
          {
            "actionname": "Rename File",
            "target": "file",
            "actionurl": "rename.html?dir=%2fhome%2fexample&file=",
            "action": "rename"
          },
          {
            "actionname": "Copy File",
            "target": "dir",
            "actionurl": "fileop.html?opdir=%2fhome%2fexample&opfile=&fileop=copy",
            "action": "copy"
          },
          {
            "actionname": "Move File",
            "target": "dir",
            "actionurl": "fileop.html?opdir=%2fhome%2fexample&opfile=&fileop=move",
            "action": "move"
          },
          {
            "actionname": "Download File",
            "target": "file",
            "actionurl": "/cpsess##########/download?file=%2fhome%2fuser/",
            "action": "download"
          }
        ],
        "fileinfo": "Contains 5 items",
        "file": public_html,
        "mimename": "homeb",
        "mimetype": "homeb",
        "dir": "/home/user"
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "Fileman"
  }
}

 

Note:

Use cPanel's API Shell interface (Home >> Advanced >> API Shell) to directly test cPanel API calls.

 

Parameters

 Parameter 

Type

Description

Possible values

Example

 dir

 string

 Required

 The base directory's path.

 A valid absolute directory path.

 /home/user 

 file

 string

 Required

 The file or directory to search.

 Any valid filename or directory name on the server.

 public_html

 newedit

 Boolean 

 Whether to return URLs and targets for thefile or editor parameter's values. 

 This parameter defaults to 0.

  • 1 — Return URLs and targets for the file value. 
  • 0 — Return URLs and targets for the dir value.

 1

 

 

Returns

Return

Type

Description

Possible values

Example

 actions

 hash

 A hash of action options.

 This hash contains theactionname,target,actionurl, andaction returns. 

 

 actionname

 string

 The action to perform on the file or directory.

 The function returns this value in the actions hash.

 A valid string.

 Show File Contents

 target

 string

 The action's target.

 The function returns this value in the actions hash.

  • dir — Perform this action on the directory.
  • file —Perform this action on the file.
  • editor — Perform this action on the HTML editor.

 viewer

 actionurl

 string

 The URL fragment to append to a File Manager URL.

 The function returns this value in the actions hash.

 A URL fragment.

 showfile.html?dir=%2fhome%2fexample&file 

 action

 string

 The action for the file or directory.

 The function returns this value in the actions hash.

 A valid string.

 showcontents

 file

 string

 The file that the function queried.

 A valid filename.

 public_html

 fileinfo

 string

 A description of file.

 A string that describes any additional information about the file.

 Contains 5 items.

 mimename 

 string

 The file's MIME name.

 A valid MIME type.

 homeb

 mimetype

 string

 The file's MIME type.

 A valid MIME type.

 homeb

 dir

 string

 The directory that the function queried.

 An absolute file path.

 /home/user

 reason

 string

 A reason for failure

 Note:

 This function only returns a reasonvalue if there was an error. 

 A string that describes the error.

 This is an error message.

 result

 Boolean 

 Whether the function succeeded.

  • 1 — The function succeeded.
  • 0 — The function failed.

 1

   

  • 0 Users Found This Useful
Was this answer helpful?

Related Articles

The cPanel Interface

For  cPanel  &  WHM  version  58 Overview The cPanel interface is...

User Preferences

For cPanel & WHM version 58 Overview This document outlines how to access your cPanel...

Manage External Authentications

For cPanel & WHM version 58 Overview Manage credentials Additional documentation...

What is cPanelID?

In This Article:  Overview ServicesHow to get a cPanelID cPanelID External...

Guide to cPanel Interface Customization - cPanel Style Development

Introduction You can develop custom styles that modify the appearance of the cPanel interface....