Re: Making a secured webs site for downloading updates

> I have many products and I would like the followings :
>
> - the user connect on my web site with a login and Password
> Depending of this password the user have access of the product he has
> bought (not the other).
> - each time the user download an upgrade I would like to know it (in
order
> to know if a specific customer has the last version).
>
> Is there some exemple (PHP or other) available somewhere?

I'm actually doing something very, very similar.

But, I'm using ASP and an Access database since the
amount of traffic shouldn't be all that great..

It'll be responsible for doling out registration codes
and keeping track of the number of times a product has
been downloaded or upgraded per registered user..

Basically, it works like this..

When someone registers a product, they are
automatically given a username and password that they
can use to access a client webpage for the latest
version of the product.

They enter their username and password (and if valid)
they are presented with a webpage with a list of all
of the available product versions. The links on the
secure page allow them to access a password protected
directory where registered product versions reside for
their downloading. Each time they download, an e-mail
is sent (via CDONTS on an IIS server) to let me know
that a download took place.

If they want to update, or just check on order dates,
numbers etcetera, it's all there in one place.

When you want to release a new version, you upload it
to the directory, add it to the database, and create
an e-mail to notify all the registered users.

I haven't got all the kinks out of it, but those
are the basics..

John McTaggart


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