the string I get back from Paypal doesn't have that email address... just transaction id, "completed", amount & item number.
> Or just email the purchasers email address (obtained through paypal) the > .pdf. > > - Ben > > Kristina Anderson wrote: > > This might be off topic as well...but I have a PHP app that submits to > > Paypal and then on the "thank you" page, I provide a link to a PDF that > > they bought. > > > > The server is Unix based, and before submitting the sale, I collect > > various information about the user, and then when the transaction is > > complete, I get a unique transaction ID from Paypal. > > > > What's the easiest, quickest way to provide some level of complexity to > > the downloads so that people can't just go back into the directory and > > download every PDF without paying? It doesn't have to be 100% secure > > but should be secure enough to keep out "most" people. > > > > I've been looking into .htaccess but wondering if that's overkill and > > there isn't some way to authenticate against my DB information before > > allowing the download? > > > > -- Kristina > > _______________________________________________ > > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
