Re: Download files outside DocumentRoot Dir

From: Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:48:59 +0000
Subject: Re: Download files outside DocumentRoot Dir
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On Tue, September 26, 2006 6:29 pm, Curt Zirzow wrote: >> This files cannot be downloaded through direct url like >> http://site/test.zip. It must be downloaded after user >> login. > > This will need some sort of rewrite or 404 handling on the webserver > level Au contraire, my good friend. $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] and judicious usage of ForceType is much simpler and less stressful than mod_rewrite and 404 handling :-) I used mod_rewrite exactly once. Man, that was painful... -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm

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