At 1:48 PM +0200 6/15/08, Stefano Esposito wrote:
Hi all,
i have to forbid users of my site to view images directly (i.e.
writing the image URL in the address bar) but they'd be able viewing
them from the pages of the site. What's the best way of doing it, or
something similar? Is there a common strategy using PHP? Thank you for
any hint :-)
Ciao,
Stefano
Stefano:
As for protecting images, when a user views an image, they have it in
their browser. Its' usually a simple process for users to drag and
drop the image to their desktop so they can view it anytime they want.
You can slow them down by making it a bit more complicated, like so:
http://webbytedd.com/b/protect-image/
But, a sophisticated user will find a way around that.
The typical way to protect pictures is to provide them as thumbnails
and when viewed normal size, then add a watermark (copyright notice
or other such image alteration) to the picture, like so:
http://webbytedd.com/b/watermark/
Cheers,
tedd
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