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This script tracks the number of downloads of files from
your site.
Instructions on Use:
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Place a link to this script on your website. The proper form is:
http://www.yoursite.com/yourdir/countdown.cgi?yourfile.anything
It will add a count to a user-specified file (suggest cntdown.log),
and then auto-forward to the download file. The interface has no prompts
for the user, it is seamless.
Files needed:
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countdown.cgi : This is the script file : chmod 755
countdown.log : This is the counter log file : chmod 666
Installation:
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Chmod the scripts as above.
Change the first line of countdown.cgi to the location of PERL on your system.
2 items need to be changed in the script.
$Counter
This must be set to the absolute location (server directory)
of the counter file.
Example: '/docs/logs/countdown.log'
$DownloadFileDir
This must be set to the web location (URL) of the directory that
contains the download files. Don't put a slash on the end.
Example: 'http://www.mysite.com/downloads'