How to detect if user downloaded the file

Asked Aug 06 '14 at 01:31

Active Aug 06 '14 at 01:43

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Is there any possible to detect if the user downloaded the file? If it was downloaded by the user, the file now will be remove from its account because it will be a one time download only. I don't know if there's any but if there is a possible way to do it, how? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

This is my codes for downloading a pdf file:

HTML

<a href="ebooks/ebook.php?file=<?php echo $row['FILE_NAME'];?>" class="btn btn-inverse" role="button">Download</a>

ebooks.php

    <?php
$file = $_GET["file"].".pdf";
header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=" . urlencode($file));
header("Content-type: application/pdf");
readfile($file);
?>

edited Aug 06 '14 at 01:43

asked Aug 06 '14 at 01:31

Ejardy

what function are you using to download the file ? – Yehia Awad Aug 06 '14 at 01:33
*"Is there any possible to detect if the user downloaded the file?"* - There sure is, log it. DB's a good way. – Funk Forty Niner Aug 06 '14 at 01:35
`PHP` answer is [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/194579/how-to-detect-when-a-user-has-successfully-finished-downloading-a-file-in-php). – PM 77-1 Aug 06 '14 at 01:35
How can I construct the codes with your sample codes PM? – Ejardy Aug 06 '14 at 01:57
If he uses right key download, it bypass the tracker – Tormy Van Cool Nov 14 '22 at 15:57

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