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user3212453
user3212453

Reputation: 11

Htaccess file to protect files on the server

I created a php script that allows you to download and upload files. Files are saved to a directory XXX. Can I add an htaccess file to protect files in this folder? I would want that people must login to my web site to download files. I would want that people who know the position of XXX can not download file without to login to control panel of my web site. What should I write in this htaccess file? The site is hosted. Files can have any extension.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 133

Answers (1)

Rodolpho Freire
Rodolpho Freire

Reputation: 210

You can do something like this in your htaccess:

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^files/([^/]+)/([^/]+).zip /download.php?folder=$1&file=$2 [NC]

All requests to files/XXX/YYY.zip will be rewritten to files/download.php?folder=XXX&file=YYY and your php can handle the authentication.

Upvotes: 1

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