The files are, png, pdf and flv. Only users login can see or download it. thx ;> On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Shawn McKenzie <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > On 10/08/2011 03:40 PM, Ricardo Martinez wrote: > > Hi List! > > > > I need to access files outside the DocumentRoot. > > > > I've been looking for info and documentation, and I've read that it can > be > > done using symbolic links and another way is by using headers. > > > > I want to know, what do you think, what is the best way, and if anyone > knows > > a good doc about of it. > > > > Thanks!!! > > > > It depends on what you mean by "files". Are they PHP files that need to > be run, or images, or files that need to be downloaded by the user? > > For PHP, you would add the external dir to your include path. > > For images you can use a php file as the img src and that file sets the > appropriate headers and uses readfile() to get and echo the image data: > getimage.php?image=someimage.gif > > For download files you would do it in the same manner as for images: > download.php?file=somefile.zip > > > -- > Thanks! > -Shawn > http://www.spidean.com > -- Ricardo _______________________________________________ IT Architect website: http://www.pulsarinara.com
