How to limit the number of downloads?

Matt D. · 09-21-2009, 06:17 AM

Hi,

I'm a "do it yourself" person. I'm an amateur at website programming.
I'm selling a limited product. I have set the download website and the download is working fine. My problem is that I don't how I will control the number of downloads.
Let's say I have a product limited to 100 customers, how can I change the download page to "sold out" page exactly when 100 people buy without me always checking?
It's probably very obvious to you, buy I googled many different keywords and found nothing on that subject.

Do you have any simple solution for this?

Thank you

Patrice Le Vexier · 09-21-2009, 08:17 AM

If every time you get a sale you store the transaction into a database, just count the number of transactions recorded at loading time and "close the store" when that number reaches 100.

Hope it helps.

Patrice

fifthnormal · 09-21-2009, 12:42 PM

You could do something simpler, like having a PHP script write to a file on the server that stores the counter. That way you wouldn't need to have a database for it. It's a pretty simple job for someone who knows PHP.

Daniel

Ken Durham · 09-21-2009, 02:42 PM

Either way will work.
Once you have the number of downloads in a variable a simple if statement will take care of the rest:
if($mycount>=100){
$myMessage='Sold Out';
}else{
$myMessage='<a href="yourdownload">';
/ could redirect to a thank you page before recording the count in case they do not download once on the page
$mycount++;
//update your counter document or field
}

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willmartinapj · 09-21-2009, 06:48 PM

that above option is flawed being that if they just refreshed the page you would lose your total sells. so regardless of which data storage option you decide to make sure you assign the user a special id.

then if the id exist the data isn't updated. i would also add an option to limit the number of times the buyer can access the dl link as well

Ron Killian · 09-21-2009, 08:09 PM

It would help to know what you are using to sell the product in the first place. Is it a pre-made script, or your own? What language?

One option, the 7dollarscrets script can limit downloads and it's very inexpensive. I use to be hands on myself for many years, till I learned I can save ALL kinds of time and frustration by buying something that is ready to go.

Not to mention, I don't have much hair left to pull out

Just a thought.

Matt D. · 09-22-2009, 05:31 AM

I use paydotcom.com Paypal based. I have no idea what they use. I know very little of programming language.

Actually what would also do, is that when I'd reach 100 buyers, my link would change, so instead of going to the sales page it would go to "sold out" sales page or just not be linkable.

If I bought the scripts I probably wouldn't know how to implement them.

Thank you

Marcel Hartmann · 09-22-2009, 06:46 AM

If you're using PayPal, you'd have to code a script with their API in mind. with merchants as well. Pay somebody $30 on RentACoder to do this for you. It wouldn't be too hard (you can use URL properties and a PHP referrer check on the confirmation page to aggregate a number up to the point where it's 100, at which point the sales page would change), but is $30 really worth 10 hours of headaches?

warrich · 09-22-2009, 01:27 PM

you have to use db to count, or contact me i will make a custom script for this.

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Matt D. Super Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 89 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	How to limit the number of downloads? Hi, I'm a "do it yourself" person. I'm an amateur at website programming. I'm selling a limited product. I have set the download website and the download is working fine. My problem is that I don't how I will control the number of downloads. Let's say I have a product limited to 100 customers, how can I change the download page to "sold out" page exactly when 100 people buy without me always checking? It's probably very obvious to you, buy I googled many different keywords and found nothing on that subject. Do you have any simple solution for this? Thank you
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Patrice Le Vexier HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 300 Thanks: 67 Thanked 72 Times in 27 Posts Contact Info	Re: How to limit the number of downloads? If every time you get a sale you store the transaction into a database, just count the number of transactions recorded at loading time and "close the store" when that number reaches 100. Hope it helps. Patrice

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willmartinapj Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta,GA Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How to limit the number of downloads? that above option is flawed being that if they just refreshed the page you would lose your total sells. so regardless of which data storage option you decide to make sure you assign the user a special id. then if the id exist the data isn't updated. i would also add an option to limit the number of times the buyer can access the dl link as well
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Ron Killian Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas, USA. Posts: 1,493 Blog Entries: 17 Thanks: 84 Thanked 123 Times in 97 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How to limit the number of downloads? It would help to know what you are using to sell the product in the first place. Is it a pre-made script, or your own? What language? One option, the 7dollarscrets script can limit downloads and it's very inexpensive. I use to be hands on myself for many years, till I learned I can save ALL kinds of time and frustration by buying something that is ready to go. Not to mention, I don't have much hair left to pull out Just a thought.
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Matt D. Super Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 89 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How to limit the number of downloads? I use paydotcom.com Paypal based. I have no idea what they use. I know very little of programming language. Actually what would also do, is that when I'd reach 100 buyers, my link would change, so instead of going to the sales page it would go to "sold out" sales page or just not be linkable. If I bought the scripts I probably wouldn't know how to implement them. Thank you
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Marcel Hartmann HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 175 Thanks: 18 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Re: How to limit the number of downloads? If you're using PayPal, you'd have to code a script with their API in mind. with merchants as well. Pay somebody $30 on RentACoder to do this for you. It wouldn't be too hard (you can use URL properties and a PHP referrer check on the confirmation page to aggregate a number up to the point where it's 100, at which point the sales page would change), but is $30 really worth 10 hours of headaches?

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warrich Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 653 Thanks: 2 Thanked 27 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How to limit the number of downloads? you have to use db to count, or contact me i will make a custom script for this.
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