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Securing a public dir, but able to stream files from it?

BhoscaCapall · 2012-11-18 19:12:18

I have a folder in my www directory which I would like protected so only I can access it, but I'd also like to be able to navigate it properly, be able to download files via Save As, and also stream media files from it in a media player. Currently I'm using .htaccess/.htpasswd and while that secures the directory, I can't…

18-11-2012 08:12PM

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BhoscaCapall

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I have a folder in my www directory which I would like protected so only I can access it, but I'd also like to be able to navigate it properly, be able to download files via Save As, and also stream media files from it in a media player.

Currently I'm using .htaccess/.htpasswd and while that secures the directory, I can't stream any files using VLC (prompts for pass but does nothing after entering it). Also when I try to access subdirectories I get a Forbidden error.

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#2 19-11-2012 11:32PM

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Have you applied the permissions recursively?
You may be giving the top level folder the desired permissions but everything within it and beneath it may have completely different permissions - which your login appears not to have access to...

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