How can I give download access to files outside public_html directory?

Question

I have files stored outside the public_html folder for security purposes. However, I would like to link to specific files somehow where a user could download one of these fi

Answer 1

Another standard way to do this is using mod_xsendfile -- it will allow a web application to have the web server send a file as its output by specifying the path in a header (X-SendFile).