[development] File Storage and Path Display

[Bushidodeep]

HI,

I thought I had neglected a security measure, that would compromise  
"best practices". After reviewing some of the path modules, I  
misunderstood whether this path should be
visible, but given an alias.


CK









On Jul 24, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Martin Stadler wrote:

>
> Am 24.07.2009 um 19:55 schrieb Bushidodeep:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I've run into a "best practices" question, I've created a directory  
>> (i) inside the sites->default->files->i for storing
>> thumbnails and custom logo and manually placed the thumbnails there.
>>
>> Linking to the thumbnails with a text link. Upon a:hover, the path  
>> to the files directory( sites/default/files/i) appears in the  
>> status bar.
>> Is this customary or have I forgotten a setting in one of the path  
>> modules, that would obscure this?
>>
>>
>>
>> CK
>>
>
> Most browsers show the URL a link (a href) ist pointing to in the  
> status bar if you hover over it with the mouse. Drupal does not do  
> anything here. If you put something in your files directory and link  
> to it, well, that is the URL (href). Why would you obscure this? And  
> how is this about best practice?
>
> Martin
>