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RobDog888 · #8 02-20-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynne

It's the best way because if they are outside of the webroot, then they are not accessible at all to the outside world. My attachments are in "/home/mysitename/attachments/" and my site is at "/home/mysitename/public_hmtl/" No one can get to my attachments except through vbulletin and using the vb permissions system. Just don't forget that when you store attachments/avatars/profiles in the file system, they will not be backed up when you do a database backup. You must back them up separately.

I do this too as it helps prevent hotlinking. Force them to view via vBulletin.
If you have large attachment files or a large number of them then storing them externally from the database is definately the way to go.

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