Here are some ideas: 1. Use apache set_handler to cause requests for .doc, .pdf, .etc mime-types to be handled by Witnago. Then inspect the request header to get the appropriate file, and validate cookies.
2. Use apache mod_rewrite in a similar manner to map specific directories containing your files to an appfile. 3. Use apache authentication to control access to specific directories. The easiest way to handle this would be for your login appfile set the user's access permissions in a Berkely DB file or in a password file specified in the <Directory> stanza. >How is the best way to secure files on a public server and only provide >access to them if the user has logged in? .doc, .pdf, etc. I know I can >stick them in a database but what are the other options? > > > >Currently using NT 4.0 and Witango 5.0 > > > >Thanks, > >Chuck Lockwood >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >LockData Technologies, Inc. >309 Main Avenue, Hawley, Pa 18428 >570-226-7340 ~ Fax: 570-226-7341 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ www.lockdata.com >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf Bill Conlon To the Point 345 California Avenue Suite 2 Palo Alto, CA 94306 office: 650.327.2175 fax: 650.329.8335 mobile: 650.906.9929 e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.tothept.com ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
