Save uploaded files temporarily only
Note: These features are part of the Visforms Subscription and are not included in the free Visforms version.
With this privacy option, uploaded files are not permanently saved on the server. If this option is enabled, uploaded files are only temporarily available for a very short time. Uploaded files are deleted after the entire form submission and processing process is complete. The files are no longer available afterward.
Note: The files must be additionally processed in some way during the form submission process to be retained.
Options for additional processing include:
- Attaching a file to an administrator email,
- Individual transmission to a web interface using the Plugins Visforms - Web interfaces,
- Using a custom custom plugin.
The parameter for purely temporary storage of uploaded files applies uniformly to all upload fields of a form:
- Form Configuration » Tab: Result
Parameter: Save uploaded files only temporarily = ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
If this parameter is enabled, all files uploaded with the form submission will be deleted from the server at the end of the form submission and processing process. If the Save Result parameter is also enabled to save the form data, no information about the uploaded files will be saved in the form record. The value in the corresponding field of the data table remains empty.
Personal data in uploaded files
Uploaded files may contain sensitive personal data.
Depending on the settings, uploaded files are stored in the server directory images.
Files in the server directory images are, however:
- directly visible to every administrator,
- directly accessible via URL.
Some data protection departments stipulate in their data protection regulations that no uploaded files may be stored on the web server. Visforms therefore offers the option of temporarily storing uploaded files for only a very short period of time.