- everyone is allowed to download published files

resources/views/errors/403.blade.php

@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 @extends('layouts.app')
 
 @section('content')
-    <div class='col-lg-4 col-lg-offset-4'>
+<section class="normal dataset u-full-width">
-        <h1><center>403<br>
+    <div class="container">
-        ACCESS DENIED</center></h1>
+
+        <h1>
+            <center>403<br>
+                ACCESS DENIED</center>
+        </h1>
         <a href="{{ URL::previous() }}" class="btn btn-default">Back</a>
         <h2>{{ $exception->getMessage() }}</h2>
 
     </div>
+</section>
 
 @endsection
-				
-
-		

resources/views/frontend/dataset/show.blade.php

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                     <tr>
                         <td>
                             @if($file->exists() === true)
-                            <a href="{{ route('settings.file.download', ['id' => $file->id]) }}"> {{ $file->path_name }} </a> 
+                            <a href="{{ route('file.download', ['id' => $file->id]) }}"> {{ $file->path_name }} </a> 
                             @else
                             <span class="alert">missing file: {{ $file->path_name }}</span> 
                             @endif

routes/web.php

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ Route::get(
     ]
 );
 
+//=============================================================================================================
+//=================================================file download=============================================
+Route::get('file/download/{id}', [
+    'as' => 'file.download', 'uses' => 'Settings\FileController@download',
+]);
+
 //=================================================publish datasets================================================
 Route::group(
     [
@@ -191,10 +197,10 @@ Route::group(
             'as' => 'user.store', 'uses' => 'UserController@store', 'middleware' => ['permission:settings'],
         ]);
         Route::get('user/edit/{id}', [
-            'as' => 'user.edit', 'uses' => 'UserController@edit', 'middleware' => ['auth']
+            'as' => 'user.edit', 'uses' => 'UserController@edit', 'middleware' => ['auth'],
         ]);
         Route::patch('user/update/{id}', [
-            'as' => 'user.update', 'uses' => 'UserController@update', 'middleware' => ['auth']
+            'as' => 'user.update', 'uses' => 'UserController@update', 'middleware' => ['auth'],
         ]);
         Route::get('user/destroy/{id}', [
             'as' => 'user.destroy', 'uses' => 'UserController@destroy', 'middleware' => ['permission:settings'],
@@ -269,11 +275,11 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => ['permission:settings']], function () {
     Route::get('settings/file/download/{id}', [
         'as' => 'settings.file.download', 'uses' => 'Settings\DatasetController@download',
     ]);
-    //=============================================================================================================
+    // //=============================================================================================================
-    //=================================================setting file=============================================
+    // //=================================================setting file=============================================
-    Route::get('settings/file/download/{id}', [
+    // Route::get('settings/file/download/{id}', [
-        'as' => 'settings.file.download', 'uses' => 'Settings\FileController@download',
+    //     'as' => 'file.download', 'uses' => 'Settings\FileController@download',
-    ]);
+    // ]);
 
     //=================================================setting mimetype=============================================
     Route::get('/settings/mimetype', [