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« on: May 31, 2008, 11:08:04 AM »
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How can I prevent users from see certain files from their browser? For instance if I make a file containing passwords I don't want anybody to be able to read it but at the same time it must be readable for scripts. Is this possible?
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« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2008, 12:34:45 AM »
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You can change the permissions on the file (via chmod, etc), such that others cannot access the file. However, this won't work if your on a free t35 hosting plan, as it disregards file permissions.
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« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2008, 08:36:28 AM »
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You should be able to chmod permissions on free hosting. You just can't use any permission based commands via .htaccess (since that's disabled). I know a few of our members use php password protection scripts (I remember there was one on hotscripts that was popular).
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« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2008, 06:27:49 PM »
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Thank's for your replies, guys.

I've already solved it by just storing the hashed password.
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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2008, 01:03:28 PM »
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You could also set the permission via .htaccess file in your public_html folder.
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