dwills898 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hi, This is what Im trying to do, I want users to be able to upload pdf files to my website, and then I want others to be able to purchase and view these pdf's, but I need a way to secure the pdf files so that they cant be emailed to there friends, or even reposted to my website? I am also looking for something that is free! Does anyone have any suggestions, any help will be greatly appreciated. (i can use something other then pdf if there is a better alternative) Thanks, Don Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/115227-php-and-pdf-security-questions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkwntech Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 If you figure this out give Microsoft a call I'm sure they will pay you millions to stop copyright theft. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/115227-php-and-pdf-security-questions/#findComment-592427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slushpuppie Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 not possible - your best approach, in my opinion, with regards to selling pdfs is to sell them at a low enough price that people simply don't mind paying for the information. for example if you have a really handy chart that shows common php stuff people need, like say php date stuff... (i always forget all that m M F y Y, etc stuff? ) charge maybe like $1.00 for it. if i saw you selling that i might pay $1 for it, if i saw you charging like $15 for it i'd just find something else free. i've purchased ~90 page "books" in pdf form for about $10 before, because they're quality, and the price is right. stop worrying about the piracy piece (because what you're asking is virtually impossible) and make sure you have a quality product set at a price people will pay. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/115227-php-and-pdf-security-questions/#findComment-592439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwills898 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 If you figure this out give Microsoft a call I'm sure they will pay you millions to stop copyright theft. Well amazon.com has a pretty good system for selling online books .... I dont think Microsoft is paying them millions haha Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/115227-php-and-pdf-security-questions/#findComment-592512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomatt Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 There are ways of stopping an average user, but they're not free, and they can be bypassed quite easily by someone that knows what they're doing. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/115227-php-and-pdf-security-questions/#findComment-592517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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