limit download

[sycopathman]

Is there a way to limit how many times a file can be downloaded?

[Raven]

Maybe if you only allow access to the file via a script or some sort. It sounds doable, but I don't know how.

[Vin DSL]

Yeah, there's a way (or ways) of doing this. There is a 'free MP3' site that I get on, and they limit downloads to 25 files a day, LoL! That is, they only allow 25 files to be downloaded from their server each day, so you have to be there when the (server) clock strikes midnight.

• http://www.choons.net/v3/archives/mixes/mixes.php

I've been thinking about researching 'download limiting'. I have a cool video that some Honda Civic crew made in LA. I'd like to offer it up, but it's 50+ meg, so I'm not about to put it in my site until I can limit the number of times it can be downloaded each day.

Maybe someone else will pop in here with the solution. If not, maybe I can come up with something...

[jason]

It wouldn't take more than 10-15 minutes to code something, but I'm too tired to do that now. Maybe I'll take a stab at it later in the week if I find the time.

--Jason

[sycopathman]

Yeah, there's a way (or ways) of doing this. There is a 'free MP3' site that I get on, and they limit downloads to 25 files a day, LoL! That is, they only allow 25 files to be downloaded from their server each day, so you have to be there when the (server) clock strikes midnight.

• http://www.choons.net/v3/archives/mixes/mixes.php

I've been thinking about researching 'download limiting'. I have a cool video that some Honda Civic crew made in LA. I'd like to offer it up, but it's 50+ meg, so I'm not about to put it in my site until I can limit the number of times it can be downloaded each day.

Maybe someone else will pop in here with the solution. If not, maybe I can come up with something...

I had a 50Mb vids or less and wanted to limit the download so it won't eat my bandwidth.