Ask a more idiotic question: uploading using PHP pages

Ask a more idiotic question: Use the PHP page to download
Many of the download site is to link the download links to a PHP page, through this page to read the file stream to complete the download process,

What is the benefit of doing this? Why can't I just point to the downloaded file?





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The role of anti-theft. Don't want to be seen the real download address
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What's the use of hiding a real download path? Don't you have to provide a "fake" address for people to download?
Since all can be downloaded, then that address can be false?
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PHP page. Can do that thing ah. For example, there is no login. Or not from the designated page to download AH. See what you need.
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Anti-theft chain
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Uploaded to the PHP page, the corresponding should have to verify whether there is access to the permissions, is safe,
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Some directories are not easily accessible.
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is mainly the anti-theft chain another may be points or something.
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What's the use of hiding a real download path? Don't you have to provide a "fake" address for people to download?
Since all can be downloaded, then that address can be false?

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