# Where do I place uploaded files?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-i-place-uploaded-files/136293>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 30, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-i-place-uploaded-files/136293 "2008-04-30T14:29:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![MohsinHijazee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@MohsinHijazee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MohsinHijazee)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-i-place-uploaded-files/136293/1 "2008-04-30T14:29:16Z")

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Hi!  
Where do I place the uploaded files? under public directory? If so,  
then its available to everybody. What should I do then?

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**Author:** ![MohsinHijazee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@MohsinHijazee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MohsinHijazee)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-i-place-uploaded-files/136293/2 "2008-04-30T14:39:22Z")

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Hi,

2008/4/30 MohsinHijazee [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Where do I place the uploaded files? under public directory? If so,  
> then its available to everybody. What should I do then?

What do you _want_ to do with them? Do they belong to a user? Should  
they be available for everybod?

Lutz

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**Author:** ![MohsinHijazee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@MohsinHijazee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MohsinHijazee)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-i-place-uploaded-files/136293/3 "2008-05-02T08:57:11Z")

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On Apr 30, 5:38 pm, “Lutz H.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 2008/4/30 MohsinHijazee [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):
> 
> > Where do I place the uploaded files? under public directory? If so,  
> > then its available to everybody. What should I do then?
> 
> What do you _want_ to do with them? Do they belong to a user? Should  
> they be available for everybod?  
> No they belong to a user not everybody should be able to touch them