Download link for protected pdf files

[D. Peeters]

Hi,

I want to put a couple of protected pdf files on my website. I don't really know how to describe what I want but it should be something like this:

I have a folder, e.g. /media/pdf/ which contains the pdf files. This folder is protected by htpasswd. Is there a script available which does the following:
check whether the user is in group 1 -> download the file via download.php?file=pdffile.pdf (without the htpasswd password?)
is the user not in group 1 or 2 -> 404

Thanks in advance!

[PurpleEdge]

Don't know if such an add-on exists, but sounds like a good candidate for one?

http://webdesign.about.com/od/php/ht/force_download.htm

http://www.higherpass.com/php/Tutorials/File-Download-Security/

[D. Peeters]

Hi,

This is what I have so far:

Code:

<?php if ( (true === $wb->is_authenticated()) && (true === in_array(1, $wb->get_groups_id() ) ) ) {
// admins
header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename=Prijscourant.pdf');
                header('Content-type: application/pdf');
                readfile('prijscouranten/bestand.pdf');

} elseif ( (true === $wb->is_authenticated()) && (true === in_array(2, $wb->get_groups_id() ) ) ) {
// group 2
echo 'Not available to you';

} elseif ( (true === $wb->is_authenticated()) && (true === in_array(3, $wb->get_groups_id() ) ) ) {
// group 3
header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename=Prijscourant.pdf');
                header('Content-type: application/pdf');
                readfile('prijscouranten/bestand.pdf');

} else {
// no group
echo 'Please Log in!';
} 
?>

I created a new webpage within WB (Code2), with a template which contains just the text (no layout whatsoever). I uploaded the pdf file to http://mywebsite.nl/pages/prices/prijscouranten/bestand.pdf because I haven't found out a solution yet to use a file from the media folder... do you know how this works?

Thanks in advance!

[PurpleEdge]

Sounds like a creative solution so far!

Does this work with the nominated file/folder?

If all you need to do is refer to a file in the Media folder, then you can use the constant MEDIA_DIRECTORY to point to that folder...

http://www.websitebaker2.org/en/help/developer-guide/variables-and-constants.php

[D. Peeters]

Yes it does !

But... when I changed it to MEDIA_DIRECTORY yesterday, the pdf file couldn't be opened because of the .htpasswd protection...

[D. Peeters]

Edit: I changed it to

Code:

<?php if ( (true === $wb->is_authenticated()) && (true === in_array(1, $wb->get_groups_id() ) ) ) {
// admins
header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename=Prijscourant.pdf');
                header('Content-type: application/pdf');
                readfile('../media/prijscouranten/bestand.pdf');

} elseif ( (true === $wb->is_authenticated()) && (true === in_array(2, $wb->get_groups_id() ) ) ) {
// group 2
echo 'Not available to you';

} elseif ( (true === $wb->is_authenticated()) && (true === in_array(3, $wb->get_groups_id() ) ) ) {
// group 3
header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename=Prijscourant.pdf');
                header('Content-type: application/pdf');
                readfile('../media/prijscouranten/bestand.pdf');

} else {
// no group
echo 'Please Log in!';
} 
?>

And it works

[PurpleEdge]

MEDIA_DIRECTORY should work - along with WB_PATH.

I always forget whether it has a trailing slash, so I frequently end up with a bad path 

Good to know you got it working though!