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21st July 2010 (1 year ago)
I've been testing out this plugin and am really liking it so far. However, my primary concern is being able to protect downloads. For example, if a user knows the direct location of the file, they will be able to download it.
Do you plan on adding either htpasswd or new_rewrite to protect specific folders on where the actual download is located? Basically like aMember.
I've been testing out this plugin and am really liking it so far. However, my primary concern is being able to protect downloads. For example, if a user knows the direct location of the file, they will be able to download it.
Do you plan on adding either htpasswd or new_rewrite to protect specific folders on where the actual download is located? Basically like aMember.
@webgroup *from the other post* at the moment no, though there is nothing stopping you adding a htaccess file to prevent direct access to that directory. The membership plugin access the file directly through the file system on your server and then serves the image / file via the plugin - so with the plugin enabled no one should need to access the image directly.
The main reason is because not everybody (including me :) ) use apache, so neither of those methods would work on my server.
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Developer — 21st July 2010 (1 year ago) #
@webgroup *from the other post* at the moment no, though there is nothing stopping you adding a htaccess file to prevent direct access to that directory. The membership plugin access the file directly through the file system on your server and then serves the image / file via the plugin - so with the plugin enabled no one should need to access the image directly.
The main reason is because not everybody (including me :) ) use apache, so neither of those methods would work on my server.
Member — 21st July 2010 (1 year ago) #
@Barry: Thanks for both replies.
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