file handling

download counter

this snippet will count downloads of files and helps to cloak the real address of the file downloaded.

call like "thisscript.php?get=thefile_to_download"

full source of download counter [ line 1 - 30 ] | download download counter

1	<?php
2	$download_dir = 'downloads'; // the folder where the files are stored ('.' if this script is in the same folder)
3	$counter_dir = 'counters'; // the folder where your counter files are stored
4	/*
5	Save this script as download.php
6	each file to download must have a .txt-file called like "filename.ext.txt" in the 'counters' folder -
7	call the counter e.g. like this: <? include("counters/filename.pdf.txt"); ?>
8	download the file [download.php?get=name_of_file]
9	*/
10	$path = $download_dir.'/'.$HTTP_GET_VARS['get'];
11	if(file_exists($path))
12	{
13	$file = fopen($counter_dir.'/'.$HTTP_GET_VARS['get'].'.txt','r+');
14	$count = fread($file,100);
15	fclose($file); // closes file
16	$count++;
17	$file = fopen($counter_dir.'/'.$HTTP_GET_VARS['get'].'.txt','w'); // opens file again with 'w'-parameter
18	fwrite($file, $count);
19	fclose($file);
20	$size = filesize($path);
21	header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
22	header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.$HTTP_GET_VARS['get']);
23	header('Content-Length: '.$size);
24	readfile($path);
25	}else{
26	echo "<font face=$textfont size=2>";
27	echo "<center><br><br>The file [<b>$get$extension</b>] is not available for download.<br>";
28	echo "Please contact the web administrator <a href='http://www.yoursite.com</a>here";
29	}
30	?>

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