Protect images directory

[jund]

Is your site online? Can you provide me a url?
jund

[underworldmagic]

thanks its

http://www.HouseOfPainNutrition.com

[jund]

I see your images... NO red Xs.
Which images are showing up as red Xs?
Which browser are you using?

jund

[underworldmagic]

They all show up as red X's ONLY when i change the image directory to 644, it is now on 777 thats why there are no Xs showing.

this is where the problem is, 777 is not safe to keep, yet images show on the website as they are supposed to but when i try to use secure permissions (644) i get red Xs.

[jund]

They all show up as red X's ONLY when i change the image directory to 644, it is now on 777 thats why there are no Xs showing.

this is where the problem is, 777 is not safe to keep, yet images show on the website as they are supposed to but when i try to use secure permissions (644) i get red Xs.

Let's regroup... I do not really understand something. Please try to answer a few questions...
What are you trying to protect the images from? What I mean is, are you trying to prevent someone from downloading your images? Or are you trying to prevent someone from copying your images? If a person can view your image, they can copy it, print screen it, but they cannot modify it if they do not have file access (like you do). That is why I suggested you use 770 and the index.html file.
Please help me to better understand what it is you are trying to do.
Respectfully,
jund

[underworldmagic]

thanks for your reply,

i have been following this guide by zencart for recommendations on how to secure your website from hacks

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=73

if you go down to the "9. Protect your "images" and other folders" it tells you instructions to change the images folder from 777 to 644, thats the only reason why i wanted to change the permissions; because zencart recommends it.

i hope you understand what, and why i want to achieve this.

Thanks again for your continued help

[Ryk]

655 will work and still prevents others from writing to it.

[jund]

thanks for your reply,

i have been following this guide by zencart for recommendations on how to secure your website from hacks

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=73

if you go down to the "9. Protect your "images" and other folders" it tells you instructions to change the images folder from 777 to 644, thats the only reason why i wanted to change the permissions; because zencart recommends it.

i hope you understand what, and why i want to achieve this.

Thanks again for your continued help

The article is correct - if you read further...

Continue to read and you will see this:
File/Folder permissions settings

On Linux/Unix hosts, generally, permission-setting recommendations for basic security are:

• folders/directories: 755
• files: 644

Did you not state you were using Linux/Unix?

I am including an upload of a permissions set-up on my site... note what the permissions do - and everyone has tried to help you understand that too...