Images/Files

[Anon]

Is there anyway to copy a image/file temporily only for viewing and delete it right after the browser stops loading the page?

Also is there a way to make it so that everytime you try to save an image/file from a particular directory, it will save a default (configured) file instead, even if I have to use the .htaccess ?

Please Help.

[Anon]

I think you can read a temporary file and
echo the content of the image file to
browers in your script.
(with appropritate header like
"Content-type:image/gif" ), and then
unlink the temporary file.

[Anon]

And how do you do that?

[Anon]

Maybe we can do this:
First of all, we use a PHP script to
display the image in browser.
the sript will read data from database or from a file. If the script read data from
a file, then it could be a temporary file
that is out of the "htdocs" directory tree.

we can add a image in a web page like this:
<img src="myscript.php3?image_num">

the script myscript.php3 read data from the
temporary file and echo it and then delete it.

[Anon]

Do you really want to delete the file?
Or... Do you just want to prevent the user
from knowing where the file is... and
masquarade it from access in the future?

Joe

[Anon]

I want to prevent the file from being stolen by the user.

[Anon]

Please tell me exactly how to do this.

[Anon]

I want to prevent the file from being stolen by the user.

Don't waste your time, the user can probably save it locally anyway depending
on their browser's capabilities.

[Anon]

in most browsers, if they can see it on the screen that can EASILY save the image, I don't know of any way to prevent this...

Joe