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How can i restrict the image Folder using .htaccess in codeigniter

i had codeigniter project that contain the image folder and i want to make it unreachable from direct url access suppose some one enter url 

http://localhost/project/images/Pricelistupdated.pdf

then it will be directly open in browser tab without login so i want to make it disable . when user login and click on download link only that time file will be download and open in new tab . either it can not open when anyone enter direct url in browser i used following

RewriteEngine on 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www\.)?projects/project/ [NC] 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www\.)?projects/project/.*$ [NC] 
RewriteRule \.(pdf|PDF|jpg|png|gif|PNG)$ - [F]

but this code also disable the download and open in new tab functionality

Solution

  • You should follow this link How to restrict access to files in a folder in codeigniter

    As post described, you need to deny all direct access to your files and read it through controller while user is logged in using authentication.