Hey,
I think I may have found the solution to hotlinking files. Hopefully saving you guys loads of money from bandwidth.
What I need to do, however, is test it first. I want to make sure that nobody can download my file.
The test file is:
http://www.cj-design.com/downloads/h...hitcounter.zip
(you could try any file on my site, but this one is the smallest in KB's)
OK, try as many methods as you can to download this file -
WITHOUT GOING THROUGH MY WEBSITE!
The leech file is here:
http://www.cj-design.com/leechers.php
It will keep a record of how many times the file has tried to be leeched.
I must stress that this method of hotlinking requires no php/cgi programming although a php script will allow for the set up of the file.
If you can manage to leech the file, please post:
1) how you did it
2) where you leeched it from
3) how crap you think my attempt was
Now get leeching!
P.S for the people who struggle with HTML, to insert it into your webpage use this code:
PHP Code:
<a href="http://www.cj-design.com/downloads/hitcounter/dl/hitcounter.zip">Link</a>