On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 09:38 -0400, Mark Shropshire wrote:
Good point Ivan.. Thanks!
Do you happen to know what to put into .htaccess to make this happen so I can keep in my notes?
Also.. I think there was a summer of code project to allow private and public files simultaneously. I haven't tried the module, but that would be nice so you don't have to stream every image just because you need a few files protected.
Just as a datapoint, I have been very disappointed with drupal's performance until I got rid of that private filesystem thing. Filtered access through drupal (5.x) and direct access (i.e. just apache) are like day and night in terms of speed. Previously I could watch my acidfree galleries display one thumbnail per second, now the whole page displays instantly.
I understand the /system/ dir is needed for access control, but the way it's implemented looks suboptimal to me. Not that I have a better idea right now.
Xav