create a link to download files in folder outsite public_ftp and public_html ?

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Lisa Reply #1, 13 years, 11 months ago

My site example: http://mysite.com

on server:

.MirrorSearch
myfiles ---> have files here to download
.cpanel
.trash
+public_ftp
+public_html --->web user inlog here
+www

guest = password,username

<a href="ftp://guest:[email protected]/files/empty_test.zip">download link for user(guest)</a>

I get this message:

530 Login authentication failed

can someone help please

many thanks

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cyclissmo Reply #2, 13 years, 11 months ago

You need to place your files in a web-accessible directory in order for a direct link to work properly. In order to download from a directory outside of the web root (which I think may be the case here), you will need a proxy script.

- Mike

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Lisa Reply #3, 13 years, 11 months ago

Many thanks for your post Mike

do you have a script,part of a script or a link to where I can find something to use. I looked myself, and I find it strange, that so muck code for making a link.

I worked a little, and came up with this until Monday, where I can test/change it on Server

------------------------
files/link.php

$mydir = "../files/";

if ($handle = opendir($mydir)) {
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
?>
<a href="<?php echo $mydir.$file ?>"><?php echo $file ?></a>
<?php
}
closedir($handle);
}

----------------------

snippet

include ($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/files/link.php");

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Many thanks Lisa you are good grin

Anyone have another way or fix, if this does not work on server.
That would be great

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cyclissmo Reply #4, 13 years, 11 months ago

Try this:

<?php
$mydir = "../files/";
if ($handle = opendir($mydir)) {
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
        if ($file != '.' && $file != '..') {
?>
           <a href="download.php?f=<?php echo $file ?>" target="_blank"><?php echo $file ?></a><br/>
<?php
        }
    }
    closedir($handle);
}
?>

And then create a page called download.php (or any name that suits you), have only this script available on the page:

$filename = $_GET['f'];
// set this to the path where your zipped files are located
$filepath = "/path/to/your/zip/files/" . $filename;
// a little security
if(strpos($filename, '..') !== false || realpath($filepath) != $filepath) die();
if (file_exists($filepath)){
    // make sure the browser knows what it's getting, and what to do with it
    header('Cache-Control: public');
    header('Content-Type: application/zip');
    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=' . $filename);
    readfile($filepath);
    die(); 
} else {
    die('Error: File not found.');
}

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