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Hi
I'm trying out a hosting package that allows me to protect directories. I can see how this prevents people accessing the pages in that directory, cos you get asked for a username and password.
But ... would I be able to write a PHP script, running in the root directory, to open and use a file in the protected directory? I wouldnt want the user to have to enter or know the password.
In this case, I'd be using the protected directory to "hide" the file from general access via a URL, but I still want my scripts to access it. Maybe this isnt really the right use for protected directories, though.
I'm trying out a hosting package that allows me to protect directories. I can see how this prevents people accessing the pages in that directory, cos you get asked for a username and password.
But ... would I be able to write a PHP script, running in the root directory, to open and use a file in the protected directory? I wouldnt want the user to have to enter or know the password.
In this case, I'd be using the protected directory to "hide" the file from general access via a URL, but I still want my scripts to access it. Maybe this isnt really the right use for protected directories, though.
Protected directories only work via the webserver, eg. your users cannot access them, but scripts can.
Hi
I'm trying out a hosting package that allows me to protect directories. I can see how this prevents people accessing the pages in that directory, cos you get asked for a username and password.
But ... would I be able to write a PHP script, running in the root directory, to open and use a file in the protected directory? I wouldnt want the user to have to enter or know the password.
In this case, I'd be using the protected directory to "hide" the file from general access via a URL, but I still want my scripts to access it. Maybe this isnt really the right use for protected directories, though.
I'm trying out a hosting package that allows me to protect directories. I can see how this prevents people accessing the pages in that directory, cos you get asked for a username and password.
But ... would I be able to write a PHP script, running in the root directory, to open and use a file in the protected directory? I wouldnt want the user to have to enter or know the password.
In this case, I'd be using the protected directory to "hide" the file from general access via a URL, but I still want my scripts to access it. Maybe this isnt really the right use for protected directories, though.