Re: Best option for static file access?
Re: Best option for static file access?
- Subject: Re: Best option for static file access?
- From: Chuck Hill <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:50:41 -0700
Hi,
On Oct 21, 2004, at 6:13 PM, Darich Runyan/OMNI INFOSEC LTD HQ wrote:
The client has an ERP system that outputs invoices and quotes for each
individual client in PDF and JPG format. The webmaster then goes and
creates a static webpage for the user that has an image of the invoice
or
quote (for quick and easy viewing) as well as links to the PDF files
for
them to download. All of these PDF and image files are located within
.htaccess protected directories for each client. In and effort to get
them
online with this dynamic system quickly I want to first add in the
authentication page and then just dynamically generate the static
pages that
the webmaster is currently doing by hand.
Why dynamically generate static pages? Why not dynamically generate,
er, dynamic pages?
This will require access to the
static PDF and JPG files. The question I have is what do some of you
more
knowledgeable WO gurus suggest is the best way to access those static
files?
Should I continue to maintain them in the webserver/client/root
directory
under the .htaccess and have the WO app just access them directly
Probably not. It depends on whether security or throughput is your
higher concern. They can be served more efficiently directly from the
doc root. However, security is depends on manual htaccess config.
or should
I have them moved to another location outside of the
webserver/client/root
to some un-served directory on the server and have the WO app access
them
there?
The app would serve them from there. This is slightly less efficient
by allows for a more robust and flexible security system.
We are moving the authentication to LDAP in preparations for the
second phase of the app so the .htaccess would really only be to keep
casual
surfers out.
In a bit of shameless self promotion :-) may I suggest that you buy the
book in my sig. It will save you far more hours in doing the tasks you
have ahead than the cost of the book. I find that I use it myself and
I wrote (much of) it!
Chuck
--
Practical WebObjects - a book for intermediate WebObjects developers
who want to increase their overall knowledge of WebObjects, or those
who are trying to solve specific application development problems.
http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects
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