File Downloads with Server Connect --- will this bypass the HTACCESS?

Wappler General Need Help
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Im using PHP

Ok.. i want to protect all my files in say my “uploads” folder.
So my first approach will be to “protect” all these files in the folder with a .htaccess file

So.. if I use
File Downloads with Server Connect -as per link below.

Will this bypass the .htaccess file so I can downloads the files???

Or how would i “protect my files” via htaccess..
but still give the client the ability to download the files…. as I assumed that File Downloads with Server Connect would do this…

anyone with some sort of an approach?

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Please check the following topic, it explains exactly this workflow:

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Is this also applicable to “client side” download file or only “server connections / server side”

Does the “client side” download work the same?
As i cannot get it to download a file if the folder is htaccess protected…

client side
client side423×759 130 KB

so the question is should it work the same as the SC way?

As this is working for me.. eg SC…

server side
server side345×322 52.6 KB

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No, this won't work, as the client side download uses a script that runs in the users browser, which means it's treated the same way as a direct linking.
For secured downloads like this, you need to use the server-side download.

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Ok cool… thanks for clearing that up :slight_smile:

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You can use the url of the serverconnect action in the download file component if like to use it.

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awesome.. that is a cool “hack” will give it a go :slight_smile: …. did not know you could do that .. thanks @patrick