Detect a finished download

[raducosma]

I'm using php/mysql on linux server. I have a php page with a simple link to download a zip file. How could I detect when the visitor finished the download? The zip file may be very big (40 Mb), so I need to know if someone is patient enough to download it. It should be somehow on client side I guess. Maybe activex...?

[vaaaska]

40 megs? You might have server restrictions to deal with.

Actually, Activex for IE folks and XMLhttprequest for the others. It's called Ajax. I think it could handle what you want. In this case, it could be a cross between php and javascript.

http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php

Do a further search on Ajax and you'll find resources. I've used it for a number of things and it's really pretty simple to work with.