>  I have a web site with a lot of files that are downloadable only by 
> registered users. Session variables are used to keep track of who is logged and
> who is not (non-registered users can still browse the files, but not download
> them). Now, I would like to have a limit of one download/user. Is there a way I
> can limit the downloads with PHP or even an Apache configuration? 

The simplest way is to set a flag via a cookie - very easy with PHP. Something 
along the lines of:

if (DOWNLOAD)
        setcookie('has_downloaded','1',time()+60*60*24*(number of days),'\');

However, knowledgable people can see through the cookies system and delete 
the cookie from their PC, allowing them to download more.
As I said, it's only the simplest system...

Symeon Charalabides (cosmopolitan trainee)
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