Integrate KCfinder with CKEditor and Codeigniter

How to manage uploaded files with web editor?

This week I had new task about insert images into articles by using web file manager through CKeditor. (The WYSIWYG editor)
 after googling I found KCfinder plugin and another plugin called KCfinder.
 The first plugin was commercial so I avoid to use it because I want open source solution.
 The second plugin was free compatible with many WYSIWYG editors like ( CKEditor — FCKeditor — TinyMCE ..Etc.)

But when I tried to integrate it I ran into problems with Codeigniter and my hosting.
 
 After solving these problems I thought to share the right steps because maybe it helps someone.
 
 I suppose you have installed CKEDITOR correctly, so to integrate KCfinder with CKEDITOR do these steps:

1-Download plugin from this link

2-Extract folder to your web server inside the /kcfinder/ directory or any other directory in your web site

3- To make KCFinder the default file manager for CKEditor you should edit config.js file located in the CKEditor’s installation directory ,you must define static URL to point to php script files,so Modify http://website/your_path/ to match your KCFinder installation path.

CKEDITOR.editorConfig = function(config) { // ... config.filebrowserBrowseUrl = 'http://website/your_path/kcfinder/browse.php?opener=ckeditor&type=files'; config.filebrowserImageBrowseUrl = 'http://website/your_root/kcfinder/browse.php?opener=ckeditor&type=images'; config.filebrowserFlashBrowseUrl = 'http://website/your_root/kcfinder/browse.php?opener=ckeditor&type=flash'; config.filebrowserUploadUrl = 'http://website/your_root/kcfinder/upload.php?opener=ckeditor&type=files'; config.filebrowserImageUploadUrl = 'http://website/your_root/kcfinder/upload.php?opener=ckeditor&type=images'; config.filebrowserFlashUploadUrl = 'http://website/your_root/kcfinder/upload.php?opener=ckeditor&type=flash'; // ... };

5-Try to run script by click on image

. => Click on Browse server,

Then you face error

Fatal error: Invalid opcode 153/1/8

To fix it go to autoload.php file and change spl_autoload_register function with __autoload() .

6-Try to run script again. You will see this alert message

(You do not have permission to list the files),

this message for public security reasons to prevent unauthorized persons from upload files by KCfinder script…So you should put this session only after user login.to allow only authorized users to upload files

session_start() $_SESSION['KCFINDER'] = array( 'disabled' => false );

7-try for the last time, ok it will run.
 Good luck