coldfiretech Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I am trying make a password protected directory i can put a zip file in. and then have a download link to that file on a php page. Basically, I am trying to sell some software of mine, and want the files to be in a password protected directory so people have to pay before they can get access to the page to download the files.. Any advice on how to go about this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/129330-secure-download-page/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Wouldnt you be better using a shopping cart model with user accounts to track purchases and downloads? Give a user a 5 day download period or something. If you password protect a directory as soon as somebody gets the username/password it could end up being posted all over the Internet! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/129330-secure-download-page/#findComment-670716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWhitehouse Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 If you're not busy you could do it manually, when someone has paid send them the program? Another thing you could do is instead of protecting the download why not protect the software? With a license key (only used once) or similar? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/129330-secure-download-page/#findComment-670759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldfiretech Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 I am protecting the software, you wont be able to open it without user/pass but i still want to put the files in a protected directory. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/129330-secure-download-page/#findComment-671157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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