Bug 1452 – Remove public files directory

Bug 1452 - Remove public files directory

Summary:

Remove public files directory

Status:	NEW

Product:	OJS
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Framework
Version:	2.4.x
Platform:	All All

Importance:	P2 normal
Assigned To:	PKP Support

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Blocks:	6058
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Reported:	2005-04-29 13:13 PDT by Kevin Jamieson
Modified:	2012-08-21 15:47 PDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Kevin Jamieson 2005-04-29 13:13:38 PDT

For 2.0, consider moving the public files directory under the primary
(non-web-accessible) files directory, with files accessed via script (with no
ACL checks, i.e. the files are still "public")

Comment 1 Kevin Jamieson 2005-04-29 17:15:19 PDT

Deferring for consideration to 2.1.

Advantages of this move:
- All writeable files are within the same directory structure, and cannot be
directly accessed
- Public files can be manipulated from the Files Browser

Disadvantages:
- Possible difficulties in determining mimetype ("mime_content_type" is not
always available, so need a portable fallback)
- Less friendly URLs (irrelevant?)
- Some additional overhead in accessing these files (may be negligible?)

Comment 2 Alec Smecher 2006-01-08 10:01:37 PST

Deferred.

Comment 3 Alec Smecher 2009-05-21 09:20:41 PDT

Deferring again.

Comment 4 James MacGregor 2011-02-15 12:06:34 PST

We've had a few other recent requests for different handling of the public/ dir -- specifically so that it is also accessible via the Files Browser. I think it makes sense to reschedule this bug for an upcoming release.