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[Kristina Anderson]

Hmm...seems quick and easy.  

I'm not sure how to do that in PHP though, any links to sample code?

I could use the transaction ID for that, which is what I really want to 
use somehow, as they are guaranteed unique.

> 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.
> >   
> Hi Kristina,
> 
> I would say don't provide a link directly to the file (e.g., 
> http://example.com/protected/file.pdf).  Instead, provide them a 
unique 
> key embedded in a link to a script, which script would then download 
the 
> file for them (e.g., 
> http://example.com/getfile.php?key=secretstuff&file=file.pdf).  This 
way 
> the script controls who gets what.  (And if you really want to clamp 
> down, it would even allow you to make keys valid for only one use, 
etc.)
> 
> - Allen
> 
> -- 
> Allen Shaw
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