PHP file broswer for my web site?

[QueBert]

There is a built in script in DirectAdmin that allows me to do the basic file maintenance, it has an archiver but it only supports gzip & tar. I would like to be able to work with RAR files directly, it's taking me forever and a day to upload the files de-compressed via ftp. I know I could convert them to gzip but I'm lazy lol. My hosting does not offer shell access so that's out of the question. What would be my best bet here? I really would like to find an all around better web based file browser client, the included one is kinda iffy. Installatron doesn't seem to have any (unless I'm blind)

thanks

 

[reverend boltron]

You might be better served if this were posted in programming.

Can you use other programming languages besides PHP? Like perl or python? You might have better luck searching over a larger span of languages than keeping it set on PHP.

 

[QueBert]

I will try the programming forum I was a tad unsure where to post it. The server has perl installed and I believe I can use python. Although I didn't think about how without shell access not sure how I'm going to compile anything unless it has a web based installer. I know most of the popular packages like Gallery & PHPBulletin have web installers but what I'm looking for, not so sure.