404 when Redirect to File enabled

  • phreesurf

    (@phreesurf)


    12 years, 7 months ago

    Hi Mike – I’m really happy with everything that DM does, except that when Redirect to File is enabled, it returns a 404 error (and showing the absolute path to the file).

    Forced download works great, but my client wants logged in users to be able to view these docs first (99% being PDF files).

    The only thing that works is to remove ‘Deny from all’ in the .htaccess file in dlm_uploads, but of course the files aren’t protected then.

    Of note:
    This is on a restricted page via Page Restrict plugin, but I don’t think there’s any conflicts going on there – again, forced downloads work fine with “members only” checked.

    I’ve tried everything (I think):
    – Re-installed the plugin
    – dlm_uploads folder permissions set to 755 (even tried 777, which didn’t work either)
    – Re-saved Settings > Permalinks several times
    – Searched the forums
    – Checked with the host for conflicts (GoDaddy – they suggested I post the issue here)

    Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

    http://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/download-monitor/

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  • qygou

    (@qygou)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    I was having the same issue (GoDaddy as well). I found that the dlm_uploads folder had an .htaccess file with “deny from all”

    Once I removed that, I was able to access the files in that folder.

    Plugin Contributor Mike Jolley

    (@mikejolley)

    12 years, 6 months ago

    You can’t have both file protection (deny from all) and redirect to file – those two just are not compatible.

    if you need to redirect to a file, move it out of the folder with protection.

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