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Short URL to file?

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Is there a way to shorten the URL to a - let's say - PDF-File?

E. g.: 
www.mysite.net/files/1111/2222/3333/mypdf.pdf
becomes 
www.mysite.net/files/mypdf.pdf


Thank you very much!
H. Angerer
 
A3020 replied on at Permalink Reply
A3020
You can use the download_file tool:

domain.com/index.php/download_file/ + FILE_ID
hangerer replied on at Permalink Reply
Many thanks! Already a big step in the direction I'd like to have it.

With this entry in .htaccess I could also "prettyfy" the URL:

# download_file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/download_file/([0-9]+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule .* index.php/download_file/%1 [L]