How to keep track of downloads ?

[Nicky21]

Hi there.

I've come across a problem. I want to keep an exact track of my downloads, so i know precisely how many are each day and so on....

How do i do this in html + php?

I mean how do i do this so:
- it won't need an aditional page, with just a huge link on it that says "click here to begin"
- the stuff won't be stopped by popup blockers
- when the user clicked the link or button or whatever, the download will start and a php file will be called immediately so i can add the click to a database

Any idea guys?

[speed]

Assuming you are downloading ZIP files:

<?php

// Add counter update code here

// Send the file
header("Content-Disposition: filename=\"thefilename.zip\"");
header("Content-Type: application/zip");
@readfile('/path/thefilename.zip');

?>

On your page make the link point to this PHP file rather than the actual file.

If you are not downloading ZIPs then you will need to change the Content-Type appropriately.