On 8/1/06, Todd O'Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I don't understand is how, if the files are saved in the local > filesystem and served by Apache, how do I control access to the files > so that only users who should be able to access them can? In other > words, Bobby uploads a file which I save to the server's filesystem. > Bobby should then be able to get access to the file, and since I give > a link to the URL, sure enough, he can. But what's to stop Susie from > figuring out the URL and requesting the same file?
You could use Apache to serve the files while authenticating against Django's user database. Check out the docs here: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/apache_auth/ Adrian -- Adrian Holovaty holovaty.com | djangoproject.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
