limited website file linkage help

FreeStream · 14 Jan 2007 at 14:44

To explain:

If someone buys a file using paypal, paypal sends them back to the website in question.

How could we make it so paypal would go back to a page where it randomises the link to the file download and makes a "ticket" so that person has 1 hour to download that file or go to a page to watch it?

2ndly, same as above except they have unlimited access to it?

Cheers

Adz · 14 Jan 2007 at 14:55

I'm not sure if there's an off the shelf script to do this... I wouldn't even know what to search for.

It would be relatively simple to code yourself though if you know PHP/Perl/ASP or know someone who does who you can pay in beer

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Paypal, if you don't know, provide an IPN system which will make an HTTP POST to the page of your choice. This includes the status of the payment, the payment amount and the payer's email address. You would then have your script add this info to a database along with a random string and email those details to the user's Paypal email address. The user could then return to a page, input their code and be given their download.

FreeStream · 14 Jan 2007 at 19:56

Ooh, that sounds good!

Who would be able to do this?

Cheers

FreeStream · 16 Jan 2007 at 17:23

Anyone?

Adz · 16 Jan 2007 at 17:26

Nobody will do it for free mate, sorry. Try somewhere like rentacoder as people on this forum couldn't offer their services for money, even if they wanted to.

FreeStream · 16 Jan 2007 at 21:55

Adz said:
Nobody will do it for free mate, sorry. Try somewhere like rentacoder as people on this forum couldn't offer their services for money, even if they wanted to.

Hmmm, ok, ill have a bash first, should learn something