Not long ago, I helped come out with an AWESOME solution, which you can find here. It integrates perfectly with Clickbank (+ other solutions) and your autoresponder to deliver content while making sure it is secure: http://wpfilelock.com

Wil

Unfortunately, if you add the name of the PDF to the robots.txt (which anyone can view), then you are also giving away the name of the file to anyone who looks aren’t you?

Take a look at this WordPress plugin which I helped develop to protect downloadable content very easily: http://wpfilelock.com

Wil

Yes, but that URL is specific to a customer, and can be used to figure out WHO is posting your download link.

Wil

I guess it will be nice to find a php scrip that will mask the downland link with random urls but will allow the file to be downloaded if it recognizes the secret key we get from clicbank.

Very informative post. I’ve been looking for a simple method to secure my download page and I believe this is exactly what I am looking for, haven’t yet put it up but I don’t think it will take more than a few minutes.

I’ve got a secondary problem though, google and a few other search engines have indexed my pdf manual which is meant to be part of my clickbank product. I’ve created a robots.txt file (which I did not have) and commented inside the file the following lines:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /myproductebook.pdf

Now the question is using your sales page protection method along with search engines not indexing my pdf book Will this be enough to never have anyone download my product before they have paid for it?

Of course I will also change the pdf file name. It is already posted on a dozen sites, unfortunately.

Thanks a lot and keep up the good work !

But if a customer is able to bookmark the page and come back to it, then can’t that bookmarked URL be passed around to the public as well?

Jimmy

You will need to contact the hosting company to ensure they support PHP and if it needs to be enabled for your account for some reason.

Wil

I have Tried using this Php code to Protect my Download Page but I just keep getting fasthosts standard error page when i test the URL..

.I have tried putting the code in at the top etc even on advanced settings…

i do have feeling that i may be in the same boat as the guy who hosted with Yahoo sitebuilder…

do you know any steps that i can use for fasthosts so they will be forced to read the Php code?

Regards

Lance

Wil

Clickbank does send other fields they collect from the Customer. The complete list of fields can be found here:

http://www.clickbank.com/help/account-help/account-tools/instant-notification-service/

For example, the Firstname is ccustfirstname…and you can easily use this in your PHP code on the page.

Wil