Moving the Download Folder

[adb34]

I have read the article about moving the download folder to protect your shop & folders. Is it as simple as renaming the two config files?

I would like to store the download files outside of the shop

[kobra]

Is it as simple as renaming the two config files?

Not renaming the files but the entry in them for

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

[adb34]

Not renaming the files but the entry in them for

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

Sorry, that is what I meant to say.

So, if I wanted to move the download outside of the site, for example, if using a FTP and you were to drill down to the download site was:

build_shops -> mysites -> zencart_shop1

as long as the config files were re-written you could have

build_shops -> feed -> download_for_zencart_shop1

Then would you write in the config files

build_shops/feed/download_for_zencart_shop1

or

feed/download_for_zencart_shop1

[kobra]

I think that a trailing slash is in order

build_shops/feed/download_for_zencart_shop1/

As long as you have created a folder for "feed" and under that one for "download_for_zencart_shop1"

[swguy]

Wait a minute here - the real point is to have it *outside* the public html folder. So if your old path was

/home/username/public_html/build_shops/mysites/zencart_shop1/download/

the new path should be

/home/username/download

or perhaps

/home/username/zencart_shop1_download

[kobra]

Wait a minute here - the real point is to have it *outside* the public html folder

Not according to this FAQ

https://www.zen-cart.com/content.php...etter-security

[carlwhat]

Not according to this FAQ

https://www.zen-cart.com/content.php...etter-security

i'm confused... that FAQ provides information on doing exactly that... locating the download folder outside of the webroot...

other than the addition of adding "Download by Streaming" or "Download by Redirect"; how is that NOT according to the FAQ?

[kobra]

how is that NOT according to the FAQ?

the new path should be

/download

or perhaps

/zencart_shop1_download

From the FAQ

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', '/home/my_user_name/download/');

Notice the FULL path in the FAQ vs a relative path suggested by swguy

[swguy]

Kobra is 100% correct - I updated my post to show the full path. Thanks for catching that.

[adb34]

Kobra is 100% correct - I updated my post to show the full path. Thanks for catching that.

Post? Where can I find that? please