Re: Securing a File with php

I'm not sure. It seems like this is a little out of the php realm and more of the permissions you give a file in apache. What about naming the word.doc an encrypted name like 739873987987.doc then use a php function to uncrypt it based on your formula? > I have something like that where the php file will ask > for a password if you go straight to the page. Like > for example: > if i typed > http://www.somewhere.com/~mike/upnorth/somefile.php > it would bring up a login screen and ask for a > password. But if i typed > http://www.somewhere.com/~mike/upnorth/word.doc > you can view that word document without a login screen > showing up. > Is there a way to do this in php to avoid viewing the > word document securely without the .htaccess file? The > problem I'm having is if I do secure the directory > with a .htaccess file it asks for the password 2 > times. One for the php file and one for the > directory. I'm trying to get away with the 2nd login > screen wich the .htaccess file creates. > Thanks > > --- lou <louisr@gte.net> wrote: >> I would do this: >> >> On successful log in, create a session variable for >> the user like "login=1" >> >> On all the pages that you want secured....put an "if >> login = 1" at the top >> of the php page. This way if someone tries to access >> that page they will not >> have a value for login and will get bumped out (or >> wherever you want to put >> them from your "else" statement.) >> >> Hope this helps >> >> >> >>> Hello, >>> I have a secure login which works fine. But I >> have a >>> document that when you do a direct link to it, >> people >>> can view it. Is there a way of securing that >> document >>> without using a .htaccess file with php. I've >> tried >>> to move it outside of the /home/html path but >> could >>> not get it to work. >>> Thanks for any help. >>> --Mike >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of >> Products. >>> http://shopping.yahoo.com/ >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. > http://shopping.yahoo.com/