FileVault Share

FileVault Share is a lightweight, self-hosted alternative to WeTransfer-style services, built as a single self-contained PHP + MySQL application you fully own and control. Log in to a clean admin dashboard, upload one or more files, and instantly get a secure, unguessable share link, optionally locked with a password, an expiry date, and/or a maximum download count. Recipients see a friendly, branded download page, and links that expire or hit their limit show a polite "no longer available" message instead of an error. Every download is streamed through a PHP script rather than a direct file link, so files stay protected even if someone guesses at folder names. Drop it on any standard shared hosting account in minutes, no Composer, no build tools, no framework dependencies.

Features:

- Session-based admin login with hashed passwords and CSRF-protected forms

- Upload one or more files at once, each generating its own secure share link

- Optional per-file download password (hashed, never stored in plaintext)

- Optional expiry date/time and optional max-download-count limit per file

- Cryptographically random, unguessable share tokens (never sequential IDs)

- Public download page with password prompt and friendly expired/limit messages

- Files streamed through PHP (never linked directly) with proper download headers

- Admin dashboard: total files shared, total downloads, storage used

- One-click delete that removes both the database record and the file on disk

- Clean, modern, fully customizable UI (plain CSS variables, no build step)

New in version 2:

- Folders that group files and share them as one bundled link, with their own optional password, expiry, and view limit

- A per-share download activity log showing IP address and timestamp for each download

- Inline image previews and dashboard thumbnails for common image types

- Drag-and-drop upload with a live progress bar

- Rate limiting on login and on public share, download, and folder links, plus blocking of executable script file types on upload

Existing v1 customers can upgrade their database in place using the upgrade guide included with the download.

Requirements

PHP 8.1 or newer MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+ Adequate disk space for uploads

Compatibility

PHP 8.1 - 8.3, MySQL/MariaDB