Re: This, then that.

2007. 10. 19, péntek keltezéssel 12.07-kor tedd ezt írta: > At 8:19 PM -0400 10/18/07, TG wrote: > >Describe the process a little more. > > Ok, here's what I want to do. > > I want to prohibit an image from being shown to anyone who is not > permitted (i.e., logged in). > > The way I want to do this is to: > > 1. Set the image permissions to 0640. That way no one can get to the image. > > 2. Then my application (part 1) will show the images to whomever is > approved by changing the permission and then loading the image. Of > course, the image can be taken at that point, but only by the person > who was approved. > > 3. After the application (part 1) runs, I want another application > (part 2) to come along and change the permissions of the image back > to 0640. > > Now, I have no problems with anything other than getting part 2 to > run after part 1 runs. So, that's the problem. > > As to any server questions, I would like the answer to be generic or > a way to determine which server type it is and make adjustments > accordingly. > why not put the image outside of the webroot? I don't think anyone can access it there, if not using your imageserving php which authenticates the user. greets Zoltán Németh > Cheers > > tedd > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com > http://ancientstones.com > http://earthstones.com >