Mix public and private files with Organic Groups and File (Field) Paths

This page aims at describing setting up a site which uses OG and needs public nodes with public files and private nodes with private files.

Requirements

• OG (7.x-1.x or later)
• File (Field) Paths (latest dev)

Adding the appropriate fields

• Add the Group Visibility field (group_content_access) to the content type (e.g. story)
• Set the Allowed values list to a private and public entry only
• Add a File field to the content type (e.g. story)
• Open the File (Field) Path Settings
• In the File path field, enter [node:group_content_access]/[node:nid]
• Set Active updating

. This is necessary to move a file from public to private or back, when the visibility changes.

• Set the Upload destination to Private files

Setting up the file system

• Set the file system to private
• Create folders on your file system with the exact names used in the textual section of the Allowed values list
• In the private folder, if not already there: put an .htaccess file with only the line
  SetHandler This_is_a_Drupal_security_line_do_not_remove
Deny from all
  .