Uploading a file that isnt downloable

[kgizo]

Good day everyone

I just want to know whether its possible to upload a file using joomla that wouldnt be downloable at all, I tried saving the file as a read only pdf file but that still made the file downloable on the web.

Taking into consideration that the internet is hard to contriol I just want to explore all possble suggestion prior to me concluding that it would be impossible.

Thanks in advance.

[cereal]

Hi,

in PHP you could move the uploaded file to a directory outsite public_html, so that is not directly accessible by a remote client, the file then can be served only through a script. If you cannot move it out, then you can use .htaccess rules to limit the access to the defined directory.

However I don't know if Joomla allows such setups. I see they suggest how to block access to some specific files:

• https://docs.joomla.org/Security_and_Performance_FAQs#Isn.27t_locating_all_Joomla.21_files_inside_public_html_a_security_risk.3F

But they do not talk about static files, so you may want to search for a well known plugin that can do that or ask their support for a core solution.

[developer707]

How your are uploading files in your server?!
Are your using a root account, if so check the files permissions.

As you are using Joomla I suggest you to use Profiles to upload files to your site.
http://www.mooj.org/en/extensions/components/profiles-joomla-web-file-manager.html

What's the purpose of it not being downloadable? What is it used for?

[Taywin]

If it is viewable or clients know exactly what the URL is, it is possible to download the file unless your server has permission set up to access the file. If you are talking about viewing it as PDF but not allow downloading, you may need something similar to Google Book. However, there is still a work around to download the content, just a bit harder to figure out...