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Help with password protected download page.

by Lew3
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What type of script would I use to create a password protected download page, where once a customer purchases a product, they would be sent an email to confirm their order and be given the download page and password to download their purchase. Also would want to limit the number of downloads per customer and also have password change after x of number of downloads.

Would I need a script to do this or a shopping cart program.

If anyone can help would truely be grateful.
#download #page #password #protected
  • Profile picture of the author FirstSocialApps
    No need for a password.

    -Have the link contain a random string of characters.
    -When the link is generated it would save these characters to a MYSQL database.
    -When a person visits the download page it would check if the string in the link matches a saved string in the database. If not redirect them to the sales page.
    -When the download is started the database is updated with a flag to show that the download was made.
    -When the flag is set the download can not be started again.

    Net result. Only people who buy your product will get a valid download link, people will only be able to download 1 time so they cant give the link to there friends.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebdevelopmentGroup
    recently designed a script to lock download pages. "send me PM".

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  • Profile picture of the author EricDestiny
    One fast and effective way is to create an .htaccess file and put it in the folder you wish to protect your site.

    Hope this help,
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  • Profile picture of the author davetrebas
    That .htaccess page would need some password statements in it.

    I like firstsocialapps solution better. Takes a little more code and logic but is more bullet proof.

    You could also redirect anyone that tried to load it again back to your sales page.

    You could also send an email to the original purchaser to sign them up as a affiliate if they wanted to distribute your product.

    Also, if you captured the ip for the first download, you could let the download proceed for some number of times if they came back more than once. Could still limit by count.

    Another way is to somehow brand the product with the purchasers email that shows in the product so that if they give it away it has their email on display.
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    • Profile picture of the author Valdor Kiebach
      Originally Posted by davetrebas View Post

      I like firstsocialapps solution better. Takes a little more code and logic but is more bullet proof.
      Indeed, the database could also contain a counter to record how many times this link has been used and after a certain amount the download page could show a message instead of the file to download.
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