How can PHP scripts be used to control access to uploaded images based on user authentication?

To control access to uploaded images based on user authentication, you can store the uploaded images outside of the web root directory and use PHP scripts to serve the images only to authenticated users. This can be achieved by checking the user's authentication status before allowing access to the image files. 

<?php
// Check user authentication status
if($authenticated) {
    $imagePath = '/path/to/uploaded/image.jpg'; // Path to the uploaded image
    header('Content-Type: image/jpeg');
    readfile($imagePath);
} else {
    echo 'Access denied.';
}
?>

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PHP user authentication uploaded images access control scripts

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