Question

So basically I need a way to take an exe file on my server and make a php function to toggle it’s availability. I do not want to just rename, move, or delete the file, but redirect to a page explaining the file is temporarily unavailable.

I know how to set a permanent redirect in .htaccess but this doesn’t solve my problem since I’d like to make this automated via a php script….

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You won’t be able to do this with PHP alone unless your web server is set up to process requests for .exe files as .php, or you add a rule in .htaccess. If the file exists, and .htaccess/server settings allow direct access to files, there’s nothing PHP can do to stop access to it.