Protecting downloable content

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Is there a way to protect the downloadable content besides:

- htaccess the download folder

- change folder permition

??????

 

Or, at least is there any contribution to rename files on the fly???? i.e.: wave.abc into wave.wav

[graphicore]

Well....

 

Since there is a lack of infotmation on this I decided to reply myself with this way of protecting your downloable content from robots.

 

First... Create a folder outside your public_html. and name it as you wish.

 

Then modify the file in: catalog/includes/configure.php

and change:

 

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

 

to:

 

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . '../../your_new_download_folder_on_the_root/');

 

This is just to make it difficult for robots to sniff your site since it's behind your public folder range.

 

Hope this helps someone too.