Re: Using PHP for accsess control, preventing access to staticfiles

Dan Trainor said the following on 10/27/2005 01:34 PM:

Ben wrote:

Move the files outside the document root so that they aren't available via a direct URL, then create a 'file access page' in php that will check for the session variable and either send or not send the file based on whether the user has access. - Ben

Ben - I knew this, but it was the "send or not send" thing that I was concerned about ;)

Sounds like you need to have a look here: http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem.php and specifically here: http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.fpassthru.php and so you can set the proper headers: http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.filetype.php The on-line manual is your friend :-). Also, you will want to be _very_ careful about ensuring that the file you are sending is in fact the file you want to be sending (ie /etc/passwd would be a no-no). - Ben