With SimpleDownload you will be able to force the end users' browser to download files that would normally be viewed or played using a browser plugin (eg. MP3s, PDFs, etc). SimpleDownload has the following features:
- Force the end user's web browser to download file types that it normally has the ability to preview or play.
- Encrypt the path to the file so the user cannot download unintended items.
- Use the builtin encryption scheme or create/specify your own to be used.
- Set a "base path" that all files must be located in to be downloaded.
- Configure the error message to display when a file cannot be found.
The format of the URL for downloading would look like the following:
[joomla url]/index.php?option=com_simpledownload&task=download&fileid=/path/to/file.ext or [joomla url]/index.php?option=com_simpledownload&task=download&fileid=L3BhdGgvdG8vZmlsZS5leHQ=
I hope you enjoy this extension and does exactly what you were looking for. I will update this extension as needed. Please
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and let me know of any security holes if you find any.
The following features are (hopefully) soon to be added:
- Integration into Joomla! text editor to easily create links that work with SimpleDownload (currently needs to be done manually).
