Anyone know a script like this?

Dionoysus

Hello,

I had a php script created for me ages ago which I now want to market and would like to know what my options are for checking who installs it on a server on the internet.

This way I can then verify if they bought it from me. Is there a script or some code available that can do this, i.e. with an image and logging which site retrieves the image or something?

Any advice, ideas or links appreciated!

Thanks,

Dionoysus

drawmack

1) make sure you boght the rights to resell the programmer's code, you probably didn't.

2) in php you can't really do that. It's an interpreted language so the person installing it can just pull the code out.

Dionoysus

Hi, I bought all rights for resale to the script and the script will be partially encrypted in various files, if they try and edit it then it won't work.

I know perl can track where a script is installed, I'm sure php can do the same, I just need to know the name of such a script and where I can get a copy.

Thanks for your reply 🙂

Dionoysus

laserlight

Perl can track where a script was installed?

How?
Maybe there is a port of it to PHP?

Dionoysus

Hi, the way I see a work around (and I'm not a php or perl programmer) is that a small transparent image could be linked to a directory on a server and the link code inserted into a few of the scripts and then encrypted (obfusicated to be exact).

A logging script could then log all that drag the image to their server where they have installed my script, I can then check the logs.

So, any ideas anyone?

Dionoysus

drawmack

The easiest way to accomplish this in any language is that the script emails server information the first time a given installation is run. Then you know where the script was installed, this has many problems with tracking though. What if someone buys a copy and installs it on their server, then they move servers a year later and install it again. Are you going to make them purchase a new copy?

Dionoysus

No, I would not make them pay for a second copy but I would mail them and ask when they bought it from me to verify that they did, if they refuse to answer or stole it then a complaint would be forwarded to their host and the appropriate authorities.

Do you knwo of a script that e-mails upon installation, maybe I can make use of that code.

Thanks for your feedback.

Dionoysus

laserlight

actually, that would depend on what your script does.

If the given webserver deliberately doesnt have mail() enabled, and your script does not obtain information on using a separate SMTP server or something, then emailing would be impractical.

On the other hand, if the user required an email facility in the first place, it shouldnt be too difficult to use that to email.

You will have to determine a point of installation where this can be done, e.g. when the database is setup.

drawmack

Originally posted by Dionoysus
No, I would not make them pay for a second copy but I would mail them and ask when they bought it from me to verify that they did, if they refuse to answer or stole it then a complaint would be forwarded to their host and the appropriate authorities.

Do you knwo of a script that e-mails upon installation, maybe I can make use of that code.

Thanks for your feedback.

Dionoysus

let me see if I understand this, you're asking me - someone who gets paid to program - to point you - someone who sells other people's code - to a place where you can get a script from, let's see my email is tomender@ptd.net.