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Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? No - none relevant
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: 2.5.6
PHP version: 5.3.x
MySQL version: 5.1.x
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)
Admin Tools version: 2.3.2

Description of my issue:

I created a new folder in the root of public_html called 'pdf' and uploaded a pdf to it. This folder was to hold some pdfs that were going to be made publically accessible by sending out a given url to the file.

I was expecting these files to be non-accessible until I added this new directory into admin tools .htaccess maker under ' Allow direct access, except .php files, to these directories' or better 'Allow direct access to these files' for each file I uploaded.

I was surprised when I tried to navigate to the URL and it downloaded the pdf BEFORE I added these entries into admin tools!

Have I misunderstood how the server protection and exceptions work? I'm sure on previous versions I got a 403 error until I added in the exceptions.

Sorry if I'm being thick,

Cheers,

Dave

Hi Nicholas,

Thanks for the very clear response, it certainly clarifies the situation. I had incorrectly thought that ALL files were blocked for all directories unless in the differing exception fields.

Thanks again,

Dave