Title: .htacces file problem
Last modified: July 30, 2020

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# .htacces file problem

 *  [tsjippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tsjippy/)
 * (@tsjippy)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htacces-file-problem/)
 * Hi all,
 * I have a .htaccess file in my public_html folder which is the root of a WOrdpress
   installation.
 * Inside it I have this rule: `RedirectMatch /wp-content/uploads/(.*)$ /dl-file.
   php?file=$1`
 * The content of dl-file (which is also in the root) is this:
 *     ```
       <?php
       require_once('wp-load.php');
   
       if (is_user_logged_in()){
       	echo "You are logged in";
       }else{
       	echo "not logged in";
       }
       ```
   
 * This rule is working well for files that do not exist: If I directly access the
   non-existing file [https://simnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/13.png](https://simnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/13.png),
   I see the message:
 * > not logged in
 * .
    If I however [access a file that does exists](https://simnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/test2.jpg),
   I see the file, while the result should be the same.
 * why is that?
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by [tsjippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tsjippy/).
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 *  [myrheimb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/myrheimb/)
 * (@myrheimb)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htacces-file-problem/#post-13192913)
 * Hi,
 * Based on the code you pasted from `dl-file.php` it appears to be working as intended–
   displaying one message if you’re logged in and another if you’re not.
 * If what you’re trying to achieve is to restrict access to your files for people
   who are not logged in, please see this blog post which explains how to do that:
   [https://aftabablog.wordpress.com/2017/02/17/how-to-make-your-uploads-in-wordpress-visible-only-for-logged-in-users/](https://aftabablog.wordpress.com/2017/02/17/how-to-make-your-uploads-in-wordpress-visible-only-for-logged-in-users/)
 * Hope this helps!
    -Bjørnar
 *  Thread Starter [tsjippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tsjippy/)
 * (@tsjippy)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htacces-file-problem/#post-13194019)
 * Thanks I tried that, does not work.
 * But I started with a clean WordPress installation with this in my .htaccess:
 *     ```
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s
       RewriteRule ^wp-content/uploads/(.*)$ dl-file.php?file=$1 [QSA,L]
   
       # BEGIN WordPress
       # The directives (lines) between <code>BEGIN WordPress</code> and <code>END WordPress</code> are
       # dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
       # Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /test9/
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /test9/index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * I found that when I access a picture over http it works (I get blocked), but 
   if I access the picture over https the rules do not work and I see the picture

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [tsjippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tsjippy/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htacces-file-problem/#post-13194019)
 * Status: not resolved

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