files outside public_html folder

[jbas]

So that the files for the download are not visible to Google, they should be stored outside the public_html folder. I use Joomla for the homepage. Does this mean I should create the download directory outside the directory where Joomla was installed? Or what is meant by outside public_html folder?

[Benno]

Hi,
Correct! public_html is the folder where your joomla! Installation is located.

Kind regards,
Benno