Apache question

[Brian Densmore]

okay, I installed phpGedView (family tree display program) on my webserver 
(rather than reinvent the wheel). I discovered a security issue though.
Although I can set the security to not show personal information
in my family tree, it allows persons to view the directory where
the gedcom files are stored and also it's own generated index of the 
gedcom file. This allows users to open up and download private
information. So I changed the http.conf file and also added a 
.htaccess file that denies all access to the directory.

My question is: would this have any impact on a server side php script
trying to access data in that directory? And if so how can I accomplish
securing the files in the directory and still allowing the  program to work?

 Brian

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