lixlpixel php code snippets | file handling


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"
 
 
 <?php 
 
 $download_dir = 'downloads'; // the folder where the files are stored ('.' if this script is in the same folder) 
 $counter_dir = 'counters'; // the folder where your counter files are stored 
 
 /* Save this script as download.php 
 // each file to download must have a .txt-file called like "filename.ext.txt" in the 'counters' folder - 
 // call the counter e.g. like this: <? include("counters/filename.pdf.txt"); ?> 
 // download the file [download.php?get=name_of_file]*/ 
 
 $path = $download_dir.'/'.$HTTP_GET_VARS['get']; 
 
 if(file_exists($path))
 { 
     $file = fopen($counter_dir.'/'.$HTTP_GET_VARS['get'].'.txt','r+'); 
     $count = fread($file,100); 
     fclose($file); // closes file 
     $count++; 
     $file = fopen($counter_dir.'/'.$HTTP_GET_VARS['get'].'.txt','w'); // opens file again with 'w'-parameter 
     fwrite($file, $count); 
     fclose($file); 
 
     $size = filesize($path); 
     
     header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream'); 
     header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.$HTTP_GET_VARS['get']); 
     header('Content-Length: '.$size); 
 
     readfile($path);  
 
 }else{ 
 
   echo "<font face=$textfont size=2>"; 
   echo "<center><br><br>The file [<b>$get$extension</b>] is not available for download.<br>"; 
   echo "Please contact the web administrator <a href='http://www.yoursite.com</a>here"; 
 } 
 
 
 ?>