Secure folder public_html

chaitenya123

hi,

friends i m facing a problem. Actually friends as you know on the server we put all the files into public_html folder which is directly accessible to the world, here i want to put some image file out side the public_html folder and want to display that images on the web page sothat people can see the images but they can not download the images.
Its all about security reason.
Plz give me any solution or suggestion

Very very thanks
Chaitenya yadav

bradgrafelman

If you're main concert is not having your images downloaded, then don't display them at all. If you display them, they can be downloaded. Period.

chaitenya123

hi bradgrafelman,

very very thanks for your valuable words but dear my requirement is that i have to display images/swf file on web page but i want to put it out side the public html folder on the server.
please give me any solution or email address of the person who can help me.
Pleaseeeee

Thanks
Chaitenya yadav

banzaimonkey

I would guess that if they're not in public_html then Apache doesn't know where to find them.

The fact is, if someone can view your image, they can download it. There is no way for you to put an image on the web and prevent someone from saving a copy of their own. Even if you make it impossible for them to directly or indirectly download the file from your webserver, whether it's wrapped in SWF or something else, they can just screenshot your page.

If you're trying to protect an image, use a watermark, a low-resolution version, or don't put it on the web at all.

chaitenya123

thanks banzaimonkey

your are right banzaimonkey if someone can view my image then he can download it i have prevent this problem, as well as i am using watermark also, but i want one more security level thats why i want to put my image/swf file outside the public html folder.

plz give me any script or solution so that i can access and display the files on the web from the outside the public_html folder