Look at mod_auth_mysql. Then authenticate your pdf directory against that database of users.
Otherwise anyone who knows the direct link to your PDF can download it, bypassing all your 'subscription' security. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mário Gamito [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 1:54 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Downloads for subsrcibers only > > Hi, > > I made this site in PHP that has a page with some PDFs to download. > My costumer wants that only subscribed people are allowed to download > the PDFs. > > I've already made the subscrbe and login mechanism. > > Now, my question for you is about letting only subscribers > download the > PDFs. > What is the best approach ? > Register a session when they login and then in the PDFs page apply a > > if email is registered > you can download the PDFs > else > you can't > > Something like this ? > Or is it there a better way ? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Warm Regards > -- > :wq! Mário Gamito > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
