Restrict Access to Folders in OsCommerce

[Guest]

Hi, :-"

 

 

I have a folder containing mp3 files that are used on a mp3player when you access the product_info.php pages. How can I restrict someone from downloading the mp3 files in this folder outside of the product_info.php pages? Basically I don't want someone to download the mp3 files for free by browsing directly to the folder. Can anyone help?

 

 

 

Thanks for your assistance.

[germ]

Make an index.php file and put it in that folder, and put the code in the box below in the file:

 

<?php
header ("Location: http://www.yoursite.com/index.php");
?>

All you have to change is this:

 

yoursite.com/index.php

 

Change that to be the URL of your index.php of your catalog. That might mean it needs to be:

 

yoursite.com/catalog/index.php

 

This isn't the only way to keep people from "snooping" in folders, but it's is one simple way that works.

 

It won't stop them if they know the exact name of a file there. It just stops "aimless-nameless snooping".

[Guest]

Hi Germs,

 

Thanks for the info - trying it know. Also, so what can you do to stop someone from accessing a file in a folder if they know the exact address?

 

 

Make an index.php file and put it in that folder, and put the code in the box below in the file:

 

<?php
header ("Location: http://www.yoursite.com/index.php");
?>

All you have to change is this:

 

yoursite.com/index.php

 

Change that to be the URL of your index.php of your catalog. That might mean it needs to be:

 

yoursite.com/catalog/index.php

 

This isn't the only way to keep people from "snooping" in folders, but it's is one simple way that works.

 

It won't stop them if they know the exact name of a file there. It just stops "aimless-nameless snooping".

[germ]

The only way I know to do that is to password protect the folder with .htaccess (like your osC admin might be protected).