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Hi guys,

i am a new user for phoca download and i installed phoca dowlonad components and plugins, and i encounter a problem when i planned to only allow registered user to view and download the files . the problem is that a registered user can view and download the file (pdf), a new window opens up and displays the document. however, when i copy url for this new window to different browser and the document is still accessible (which should not be accessed since i restrict access to unregistered user to view and download the file).
for instance:
xxx/directory/document.pdf if unregistered user copies and pastes this url , the document should not accessible.

is there any way to resolve this problem?

thanks so much.

Hi, you can protect direct path to your documents by e.g. htaccess rules or similar tools or you can move your documents behind public_html to your folder - then they cannot be accessed by direct path.