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We have put a bunch of files in your directory of my personal web server. When i browse to it’s location mozilla (or ie, or any browser) displays a summary of the files by way of Name, Last Modified, Size and Description. The description field is actually blank. How does someone add metadata that will my files and so a description shows up The concern is… why do you know of a directory on the server that may be browsed like that Of your security issue. Aro… You may need a database associated with some kind which has the path/filename, plus a description. The PHP script questions the database, not necessarily the directory. No one should really know where the files are saved. . What I was wondering is the fact that there is apparently a default list that gets generated and you can a description column however no information from it. I could layout an html/php page for it and make the item look nice with CSS but that’s additional work than Needed to do to throw a variety of files somewhere. But you’ve both raised an added interesting question… why can it be a security risk to obtain … Continue reading →