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Hi all, I'm using zen cart 1.3.9h.
I am trying to allow .exe files to be downloadable products. Is this possible? I tried editing the .htaccess file within the download folder to be:
But that didn't seem to help.Code:<FilesMatch ".*\.(zip|ZIP|gzip|pdf|PDF|mp3|MP3|swf|SWF|wma|WMA|exe|EXE)$">
It appears that it was an issue with my hosting company picking up the file and putting it into quarantine. So this isn't actually an issue.
I wouldn't consider this to be an issue at all. .exe downloads are a bad idea because they pose a huge security risk, which is why they get quarantined.Quote:
Originally Posted by vooboo13
It is recommended (and good) practice to .zip (or similarly archive) such files for download purposes.
Doing so also makes the file(s) smaller (generally), which means faster downloads and less bandwidth.
I can't think of any valid reason to offer an .exe as a downloadable item.
Cheers
Rod
I definitely appreciate the concern, and it's a very valid point.
The .exe is actually a self-extracting .rar since what we're putting up are 1-2GB curriculum DVDs. A lot of times we cater to folks who aren't completely comfortable with technology so in trying to make it as simple as possible, .exe would be ideal. That way we could just have them run the file and it does everything for them. Unfortunately, .exe files do get picked up on many web servers.