how to enable downloads

[jcoxy4]

hi,
i have gotten myself a webpage so i can sell digital items on ebay and allow people to download their item of my website once they have baught it.However i would like to know how to put the file on the website and then know the url for download

[oracle128]

Does your webspace support any server-side scripting (PHP, ASP) and have an SQL database? If so, having a user/password system to allow a download would probably be the easiest. Though, depending on what you're selling, there's nothing to stop the buyers from sharing it themselves.

[jcoxy4]

the stuff i am selling comes with 100% resale rights anyway so that would not matter.how would i go about allowing this download,my server allows all those file types

[Buzz]

Here's a nifty Paypal IPN cart

http://withinweb.com/phpipnmonitor/index.php

It allows for payment then emails a download link to the purchaser.

[jcoxy4]

hi,
i am not selling stuff on the site just yet,i am selling on ebay and want to add a zip file with the product to the site.i will then email the customer the link to download.however i do not know how to put the file on the site and then find out the link to download it

[Buzz]

Upload the file via FTP, then just note the path to the file.

if you put the file in say public_html/files/file.zip
the link would be http://www.yourdomain.com/files/file.zip