Allowing access to a webpage ONLY when referred by a specific domain

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    How do I go about allowing access to a webpage ONLY when referred by a specific domain?

    I have a successful checkout URL from paypal where people get a download, but I dont want them to be able to get to that page by just typing it in.

    Im assuming it possible in .htaccess, but can't seem to figure out how.
     
    schlottke, Dec 22, 2004 IP
  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #2
    You can do it with .htaccess, but if the page they are trying to get to is PHP, it would be easier to do it within the PHP logic.
     
    digitalpoint, Dec 22, 2004 IP
  3. schlottke

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    the page can be PHP, any info out there on how to do this?
     
    schlottke, Dec 22, 2004 IP
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    You could use this line to start with
    <?php
if ( substr_count($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"],"url_of_referer")==1) 
{ include ("path_to_download"); }
else { include("your_error_page"); }
?>
    PHP:
     
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    I recomment using stristr over substr_count, however, that is just me.
     
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    "stristr" would require an exact match.

    "substr_count" can be made to ignore subdirectories and "?...."
     
    mushroom, Dec 23, 2004 IP
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    Any way to have to load a cookie so users can access the direct page without needing to go through the gateway?
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Yeah... with the cookie functions in PHP. :)
     
    digitalpoint, Dec 23, 2004 IP