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    Where to save files?

    Where should uploaded files be saved? Where is the safest place?

    I have a small school app that will be uploading pictures, transcripts, etc to save on the server. A routine is added then save the file location in a table for later download.

    Should the files files be saved in the a5webroot directory or in a different folder on the C drive or even another drive? How is security affected?

    I know this question has been asked before, but I can't remember the proper answer and I can't find it when searching this forum.

    Thanks for your input and advice.
    Mike Reed
    Phoenix, AZ

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    Re: Where to save files?

    The webroot is the web URL target folder, not a good idea, if file/directory browsing is ever turned on in the Server it's all viewable, should really be using S3 these days
    Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
    Albert Einstein, (attributed)
    US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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      #3
      Re: Where to save files?

      You can always avoid directory browsing with index file.

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        #4
        Re: Where to save files?

        What do you mean by “index file”
        Mike Reed
        Phoenix, AZ

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          #5
          Re: Where to save files?

          Originally posted by Mike Reed View Post
          Where should uploaded files be saved? Where is the safest place?

          I have a small school app that will be uploading pictures, transcripts, etc to save on the server. A routine is added then save the file location in a table for later download.

          Should the files files be saved in the a5webroot directory or in a different folder on the C drive or even another drive? How is security affected?

          I know this question has been asked before, but I can't remember the proper answer and I can't find it when searching this forum.

          Thanks for your input and advice.
          The recommended method for doing file I/O in web apps is with storage connections. You can create a storage connection to point to S3, Azure, or a location on disk on the server running Alpha Anywhere. Storage connections work with Alpha Cloud, IIS, and the classic server.

          https://documentation.alphasoftware....tion%20strings
          Alpha Anywhere latest pre-release

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            #6
            Re: Where to save files?

            Originally posted by Mike Reed View Post
            What do you mean by index file
            If you try to access a certain page for example https://myserver.com/thispage.a5w you get a HTTP 404 if file does not exists and no directory browsing will happen.

            On the other hand if use just https://myserver.com or with any subfolder like https://myserver.com/folder you get directory browsing (if allowed in server settings) unless server finds default page which is normally index.someting or default.something. So if you but a index file to root and to subfolders directory browsing will never happen. Server will serve just index page.
            Last edited by kkfin; 10-01-2019, 11:41 AM. Reason: if allowed...

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              #7
              Re: Where to save files?

              Thank you
              Mike Reed
              Phoenix, AZ

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                #8
                Re: Where to save files?

                Sarah,
                Is there a mechanism for dealing with multi-tenant with storage connections?

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