Re: is there a way to track downloads

On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Kevin J wrote: > Hey all, > > I would like to place some files on my site and use PHP to track how many > users have downloaded those files. > > Is this possible? Approach the problem logically: 1) You have a series of files that you want people to download. 2) You want to track which files are downloaded. 3) You don't want people accessing the files directly. So, a file called download.php. Accepts a parameter - the file name to make available. Logs an entry of IP and file (and whatever else) to a file / database / whatever. Makes the file available to the user - but the path is hidden / created on the fly so that a particular file cannot be pulled without going through the script. The actual code is left as an excercise for the reader.