title: Displaying images from outside the site root
body: <p>A similar question was asked here</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3131562/serving-images-from-outside-of-document-root">Serving images from outside of document root</a></p>
  
  <p>The solution given and accepted was using Apache Aliases.</p>
  
  <p>However, does an Apache Alias of a folder just make it public as well? I would like to serve an image and maintain its invisibility in public eyes.  </p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know any other solutions to serving images outside of the document root besides the Alias? </p>
  
  <p>Any help would be greatly appreciated. </p>