Re: how to password protect files

So put them in the restricted directory. Or, put them not in the web-tree AT ALL, and grab one of the umpteen download scripts in code archives linked from http://php.net/links.php -- WARNING richard@zend.com address is an endangered species -- Use ceo@l-i-e.com Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Sagar N Chand <sagarchand@yahoo.com> Newsgroups: php.general To: php <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 1:26 PM Subject: how to password protect files i want to restrict the access of some files to a single user only whose names and pwds are stored in mysql table and i'm authenticating them through my website. So what i'm looking for is that the files should not be downloaded when their urls are typed in the browsers. /sagar