jkx Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 I just came to know that i can change the name of the download folder from download to anything and also i have to change it in the includes/configure.php. Well i want to know that doing this will surely prevent hackers bcoz download folder is the first thing where hackers want their hands and if the folder is not present then it will help me ALSO if i do this then will it effect my current and future customers from downloading anything from my site.?? i mean is this thing recommended?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediajuggle Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 good question... i'd like to know that also... My Contribution Music Download Store Template http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 as long as you do not touch the htaccess file which gets installed with the download directory there is no problem in leaving the name download, no one can get into it. have you ever tried getting into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediajuggle Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 as long as you do not touch the htaccess file which gets installed with the download directory there is no problem in leaving the name download, no one can get into it. have you ever tried getting into it? lol.. good answer... but what if someone uses a "sniffer"? My Contribution Music Download Store Template http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkx Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 yeah thats right, download folder is secure with .htaccess but lets just say that just for the sake of security if i wanna do that then will it have any affect.?? I have tried it on my localhost and it works well but i want a senior advice on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strathq Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I just set up a paid downloads section on my shop. AND... although the original location is technically not visible... anyone who pays for the download has a product name (example sample.zip) and if they backtrack... URL of site and add /download followed by the sample.zip they will be able to download again! More importantly they can pass this URL on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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