How to stop cheaters on a payment a script?

Discussion in 'PHP' started by bobby9101, Nov 28, 2006.

  1. #1
    Hi,
    I am using cookies to store some information from a form.
    then the user goes to paypal, and after paying they get sent to a page that gives them the goods (download or whatever)
    I just realized, that a smart user would submit the form, and then manually type in the url to the dowload page.
    How can I keep users from doing this?
     
    bobby9101, Nov 28, 2006 IP
  2. Juls

    Juls Well-Known Member

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    kind of confused about what you are asking for. not sure what you mean about a smart using and manually typing the download page

    most times once a user pays through paypal, they get sent an email with the download info or by clicking on continue they get sent to thank you page & email them a login to download the file & login url. never use direct downloads.. instead using a download script, which hides the actual location of the file. they have to login to download so it stops the files from being shared unless they give out the username & pwd for the account.

    there are alot of other things you can do as well.

    good luck.
     
    Juls, Nov 28, 2006 IP
  3. bobby9101

    bobby9101 Peon

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    thanks,
    I found a different way though.
     
    bobby9101, Nov 29, 2006 IP