I found the lack of an browser based file manager on the RAQ too disturbing - often I want to make some small changes and don't want ( or can't - if behind a firewall ) to hassle with going through FTP. I downloaded some free scripts - but they all needed you to chmod the directories and files - which make sense, since Apache runs as nobody it has virtually no rights at all to modify files.

Therefore I wrote my own file manager - and in short it is an browser based FTP client. You login with FTP username and password and all changes are made through FTP - which means security is preserved.

And it is totally free:)

http://www.aspcode.net/php/article/showfaq.php?fldAuto=2

Use it for yourself or install it for your hosting clients - as today most hosts offers a tool like this.