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HFS is a small HTTP file server, aimed at mostly sharing files for download.
The official documentation describes HFS as:
HFS (HTTP File Server) is file sharing software which allows you to send and receive files. You can limit this sharing to just a few friends, or be open to the whole world.
HFS is different from classic file sharing because there is no network. HFS is a web server which uses web technology to be more compatible with today's Internet.
Since it is actually a web server, your friends can download files as if they were downloading from a website using a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. Your users don't have to install any new software.
HFS lets you share your files. Most web servers are used to publish a website, but HFS is not designed to do that. You are, however, free to use it in any way you wish, - but at your own risk.
As of the latest beta version 2.3, HFS includes its own proprietary scripting language known as "macros", which can be used to expand functionality of the program. Scripts can be used in a variety of methods including event handlers and directly on web pages. Macros can even be written to bypass the program's account system with a custom one. [5] HFS can be used as a typical web-server, however it is not easy to support and requires a variety of unconventional programming methods (version 2.3 only), due to its lack of support for PHP or CGI.
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FHFS is a FTP and HTTP Web Server package, transparently based on HFS and FileZilla. FHFS is built to act as an all-in-one user-based file hosting website, good for schools, businesses, etc. whose students/employees need to easily transport files. FHFS is designed specifically for account-based storage, not easily compatible with other uses or using over-top of an original HFS setup. Early development was started in January 2011, beta builds were tested in October 2011, version 1.0 was released on 11/3/2011. FHFS was started to accelerate development on FileSplat.com, as well as showcase the capabilities of HFS macros. FHFS 2.0 was released on 10/28/2012, exactly one year after the first beta of 1.0. FHFS was loosely based on source code from www.filesplat.com at the time, and was created by the same developer. Filesplat no longer uses FHFS. FHFS is written in several different languages, including: HFS Macros, XML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, DOS, PHP, and C#. FHFS is recognized by the developer of HFS. FHFS 2.0.5 contains roughly 9500 somewhat-compressed lines or 412,000 characters of original code.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Perl programming language:
