On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Gavin<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey all! > > Im building an app at the moment in which users can upload images of > themselves. > > The problem is, because these images are stored in the public > directory they are open to the public. > > How can I protect these images but still allow access to them in my > views? > > thanks > > Gavin
You'll need to explain protect but still allow access. You could store them in another directory and then use send_file to send the file after some form of authentication. You can also do this with nginx (better scalability) via the method I explain on my blog at http://ramblingsonrails.com/how-to-protect-downloads-but-still-have-nginx-serve-the-files A similar method exists for Apache. Andrew Timberlake http://ramblingsonrails.com http://MyMvelope.com - The SIMPLE way to manage your savings --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
