location of Members App bucket.php file

Thanks Drew. I have created the buckets.php file and placed it in the perch/config/folder.

The Secure Downloads directions say: "First, you’ll need to create a new bucket that stores its files outside the web root. If you don’t have a perch/config/buckets.php file, create one like the example below. The secure folder should be above the public_html folder, i.e. outside of your web root."

So a more accurate phrasing of my question is, "Does the secure folder need to be in its own separate url/domain?"

Or, in your understanding, is any folder within the main perch folder (and folders within it) considered "outside the web root"?

I know I've read in the Perch documentation that in order for Perch to work it has to be stored in the root of the domain, not in any subdomain, and that is where I have placed it and that is where it works perfectly.

Since my Perch folder lies in the root of the domain, along with my pages folder, my styles folder, etc., I do not have an option of putting a "secure" folder in the root and having it "above" the public_html folder (which in my case I don't have) or "outside" the root.

So -- again, does this secure folder need to be housed in a completely separate domain?

I apologize if I am being completely thick on this subject and I appreciate your patience with helping me to understand the language.

Thank you Drew!