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Support => cpg1.4.x Support => Older/other versions => cpg1.4 miscellaneous => Topic started by: Carla on May 25, 2006, 01:25:49 AM

Title: Hotlink
Post by: Carla on May 25, 2006, 01:25:49 AM
Hi.

Some people are hotlinking the pictures of my gallery. I was wondering if theres a code to not allow people see my pictures ?
Title: Re: Hotlink
Post by: Paver on May 25, 2006, 01:41:04 AM
This has been discussed in many threads on this forum.  Please search.  If your webserver is using Apache, you'll find a method using .htaccess to disable hotlinking.
Title: Re: Hotlink
Post by: AnneN on August 01, 2006, 08:06:40 PM
For those who cannot use htaccess files to prevent hotlinking (e.g. on shared hosting servers where we do not have permissions to modify the rewrite engine) is there any other way of preventing hotlinking please? I have spoken to the host about using the htaccess file/rewrite engine method and they say absolutely not. Solution suggestions would be very welcome.
Title: Re: Hotlink
Post by: Nibbler on August 01, 2006, 08:58:08 PM
I don't know of any other way. When people hotlink to the images coppermine isn't involved atall.
Title: Re: Hotlink
Post by: AnneN on August 01, 2006, 11:54:59 PM
Thanks for the reply Nibbler. I did find a couple more suggestions elsewhere but they don't seem to work either, so I guess I either live with it or change the image names and substitute a fingerwagging pic about not linking and see if they take the hint. ;)
Title: Re: Hotlink
Post by: Tranz on August 02, 2006, 05:07:45 AM
Or change your webhost. ;)
Title: Re: Hotlink
Post by: AnneN on August 07, 2006, 02:41:31 AM
I've done that several times already and the one I now have is brilliant - by far the best I've used with super support, so I can live with this small niggle pro temps. Once we upgrade to a managed server it won't be a problem anyhow.  Thanks anyhow for the suggestion.  8)