Support private file fields in Drupal 7

I want/need this feature too.

I'm using webform and, and It would be nice if the webform upload directory could be outside of the Webroot, could be set from the drupal file system or use the same local file system path.

Is there a way this could be implemented?

Yes this is possible to implement in Drupal 7, but no, it is not yet implemented. It is not possible in Drupal 6 (at least in a way that Webform module would provide support). This feature will be a natural side-effect of revising our file component in #289919: Provide AJAX-based file uploads/Progress Bar for uploads, since the managed-file field type naturally supports both private and public files.

Meanwhile there's a way a can edit the default path manually where webform upload the files?

Meanwhile there's a way a can edit the default path manually where webform upload the files?

Please do not raise new questions in a single issue. See #326738: Support tokens in the File Upload Directory field.

Sorry that last post I misunderstood as requesting a sub-directory path, not an entirely different path than the public path that Webform supports.

Changing this thread to be the official feature request for private file support.

Subscribing. This would be very, very useful.

At the very base level, it would be great for the Webform File component to be closer to Drupal's File field. By that I mean the user has access to the Public or Private file system options underneath the file field.

Subscribing, very important feature, getting around this by placing in a .htaccess file with BasicAuth so that administrators can access the files.

Subscribing also. Running into the same issue using the .htaccess method and not being able to access the resulting upload.

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Please see the patch and let me know if it works for you. This adds a download method configuration to the form item. I've run it through some simple use cases and it seems to be working well for me.

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@bmoresafety20: I'd really prefer to implement #289919: Provide AJAX-based file uploads/Progress Bar for uploads and switch to using the #type = 'managed_file' element available in Drupal 7, which would also solve this problem.

There's now a patch in #289919: Provide AJAX-based file uploads/Progress Bar for uploads that adds full private file support in Drupal 7. You can even mix private and public file components within the same form.

I've updated to the latest release, but do not see how this adds 'private file support' to webform form file components. If it's not too much trouble, quicksketch, could you be more specific on how that's accomplished with the ticket you've linked to.

I notice in one of your comments that it says the new version will include a 'managed_file' upload element... is that supposed to be a new form component type that should be popping up in the form component type list or is this functionality occurring some other way? Any clarification would be very much appreciated!

Thanks,
Boriana

Here is what I have tried so far:

Using webform 3.16, which I think implements the new patch (based on the release notes), I made a file field component and have it store corresponding files in /webform/private (which is what I've designated as my system's private file directory). However, it does not behave as I'd expect. When logged in as admin, and viewing submissions with such file uploads, the files uploaded to that directory via the webform interface are not even viewable by admin. I know files in the private files directory should not be viewable through direct links, but they should be when accessed through a drupal file link. It doesn't seem that the file links in the submission view act that way.

Am I misunderstanding how the patch solves the private files issue with webforms? Has anybody else implemented a successful solution they can share?

When logged in as admin, and viewing submissions with such file uploads, the files uploaded to that directory via the webform interface are not even viewable by admin.

There's a bug in 3.16: #1460266: Typo in webform_file_download prevents users from downloading private files. It will be included in a follow-up official release (3.17) shortly.

I am still having this issue with 3.19. I get a 404 error even though I know the file has been uploaded correctly.