Hi,

I have a php file which i want to encrypt or protect so nobody can download the file from my server or read it if they do manage to get hold of it.

I know how to encrypt the file but need to know how to hide the file on the server so it isn't visible or downloadable to other users or potential hackers?!

mite be a real simple thing, but i tend to be scatty in my development!lol

Thanks,
Ash

My new web design domain
www.askmultimedia.co.uk

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My new web design domain
www.askmultimedia.co.uk

put your file(s) in a blank folder and put a blank index.php or index.html file in the folder so when a user goes to say mydomain.com/protectfiles/ then he/she wont see what files are contained within that directory.

Also if a user tries to do something like this mydomain.com/protectedfiles/hiddenfile.php then hopefully, depending on how you have coded the file, it shouldn't send any output to browser. Also if a user trys to download hiddenfile.php in a web browser then they shouldn't be able to get the source code of the file, but only the output of file. The only way for the user to get the source code is by having FTP access.

You Can't Download any Php file from server Because Server Converted
Php Code Into HTML Format,If you want to chek it then you download any
side and chek it.You Never Find Any code except HTML format.

shek_lko is right
server executes and removes the php code and outputs the rest (text, html, javascript, etc)
so don't worry about that, no one can steal your php code
but if the server does not have php installed, it will output everything, including your php code