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Access a File of type File extension placed in Virtual Directory

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sandeep manne
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8/22/2024 5:05 AM

    Tried the below mentioned setps in DNN to access a file of type ".file"

    1. Created a virtual directory in DNN and placed the file "apple-developer-merchantid-domain-association" in the virtual directory folder ".well-known"

    2. Now I tried accessing the file using the following URL: "https://[DomainName]/.well-known/apple-developer-merchantid-domain-association"

    3. But that redirected to 404 Page not found page. DNN treats the file as a page name tries to find the page instead of file in the virtual directory.

    Looking for a solution to access the file in DNN. Please let me know is there a way to access the file in DNN.

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    Mariette Knap (SU)
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    8/22/2024 7:29 AM
      Make sure the file has .txt as the extension. See https://forums.developer....forums/thread/744311
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      Will Strohl
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      8/22/2024 1:20 PM

        I would caution against using a virtual directory for all kinds of reasons.  The main reason is that you'll effectively prevent anyone from having a truly working development/staging environment.  Worst case, they'll have a lot of issues creating it, and it will most likely be created with a glaring security hole.  

        Also, DNN have a very useful and stable feature called "Folder Provider." This allows you to map folders of any kind in a way that makes the site portable for all kinds of staging and development scenarios.  

        https://dnnsupport.dnnsof...and-Folder-Providers

        For more information about how files work in DNN, this blog could be helpful.  

        https://dnncommunity.org/...s-DNN-Store-My-Files

        sandeep manne
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        8/23/2024 5:34 AM
          Appreciate your quick responses.

          The file has to be in Virtual directory. We cannot move that to DNN file folders as that won't help us to validate the apple file.

          We tried adding the ".txt" extension for the apple file. But the form is not displaying any apple pay option. It is failing to validate the apple pay file with ".txt".

          Is there any alternate way to validate the apple pay file which has ".File" type.

          Thank you
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          Mariette Knap (SU)
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          8/24/2024 2:23 AM
            You need to add a mime type in IIS, see https://learn.microsoft.c...aticcontent/mimemap. I would keep the whole .wellknown folder outside of DNN. Do not try to create that in DNN but add it in IIS.
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