Using FileUp to transfer files from the server to the client has several advantages over linking to a file directly:

• Files downloaded with FileUp are more secure because:
  1. They do not need to be in a browsable location on the server.
  2. The path to the file only exists in the server-side code, which helps protect sensitive information from end-users.
• Files can be downloaded from any location on the web server, or from a file server or from a database.
• FileUp also allows you to limit the bandwidth used for downloads per connection and per server.