Question

I have a web folder that I would like to restrict access to via password protection. I would like to have multiple user accounts so .htpassword may not be the answer here. The folder contains web pages and .exe files for download and I would like to ensure someone cannot access an exe file just by knowing the URL.

Is there any way to use PHP to limit access to all contents in a folder or would it be best to just use a PHP page to launch file downloads and never expose the exe’s URL?

Thanks

Answer 1

There is no way to protect a directory with php. You could always create seperate htaccess files in subdirectories and do a require a user but you’d probably be better off just using a php login, in addition a login form and logout looks much more professional.