RE: This, then that.

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On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 09:59 -0400, tedd wrote:
> At 4:59 PM -0400 10/19/07, Robert Cummings wrote:
> >On Fri, 2007-10-19 at 13:31 -0700, Instruct ICC wrote:
> >>  > 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 [file] permissions...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  What if 2 or more users access the application at the same time?
> >>
> >>  Set the permissions so only the PHP application can access it.
> >>  Have the PHP application decide if this present user running this 
> >>instance should see the image.
> >>  If approved, display image.
> >
> >One idea that has always been REALLY popular around here... stuff your
> >image in a database. *MUHAWHAWHAWHAWHAW* *Ducks from the flying rocks*.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Rob.
> >--
> 
> Rob:
> 
> That's really not a bad idea, but in this experiment I'm using images 
> as a stand-in for larger files (CD's, Videos, etc).
> 
> Side note to everyone else (Rob knows this) Storing images in a dB 
> has some advantages, but the concept has been beat to death on this 
> list and no need to repeat it -- everything that could be said 
> pro/con has been said -- just review the archives.

I use the db for images sometimes. I don't really care what some people
think since I've thought it out for myself and like th epros versus the
cons sometimes. At any rate, y our problem appears to be related to
safe_mode for not putting images outside the web tree. Most likely
though, you have access to .htaccess and so you could create a locked
images directory that exists within the web tree but which can't be
accessed by a browser. This would give you what you need to be within
the confines of safe mode.

Cheers,
Rob.
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