2013-07-22, 11:05 PM
Hey, hows it going?
I'm about to open my forums in the next 60 days or so but before i do i want to cover all my basics. One of the things i want to do is use an alias system. Before i go on, let me just say this is NOT about usernames. With that being said, i hope i can explain this clearly.
Recently i read somewhere ( i think it was the documentation for an image gallery script) that there is a way to make certain folders (image folders in my case) on the server have a different name (alias)when linked to posts. Is there a way to do that outside of using a script or plugin?
So basically, say i have a custom made folder within my image folder on the server (ex. images/customfolder/). How do i go about making it so that when i use the images in that folder and link them to a post in the forums, when/if someone decides to download said image it won't show the direct address (ex. http://www.thissite.com/images/customfolder/random.jpg), but show something else (ex. http://www.thissite.com/images/7658/random.jpg).
I'm looking for a way to do this without having to manually go in and change the folder names and structure.
Another question i have is, would it be lucrative to the security of my files to implement a no right-click script or code to further prevent people from snagging my files and images? Any suggestions on this would be appreciated.
I'm just looking for any suggestions rally, especially on how to prevent people from getting direct linking access to my images and other files on my server.
I'm about to open my forums in the next 60 days or so but before i do i want to cover all my basics. One of the things i want to do is use an alias system. Before i go on, let me just say this is NOT about usernames. With that being said, i hope i can explain this clearly.
Recently i read somewhere ( i think it was the documentation for an image gallery script) that there is a way to make certain folders (image folders in my case) on the server have a different name (alias)when linked to posts. Is there a way to do that outside of using a script or plugin?
So basically, say i have a custom made folder within my image folder on the server (ex. images/customfolder/). How do i go about making it so that when i use the images in that folder and link them to a post in the forums, when/if someone decides to download said image it won't show the direct address (ex. http://www.thissite.com/images/customfolder/random.jpg), but show something else (ex. http://www.thissite.com/images/7658/random.jpg).
I'm looking for a way to do this without having to manually go in and change the folder names and structure.
Another question i have is, would it be lucrative to the security of my files to implement a no right-click script or code to further prevent people from snagging my files and images? Any suggestions on this would be appreciated.
I'm just looking for any suggestions rally, especially on how to prevent people from getting direct linking access to my images and other files on my server.