charging for access to certain sites folder

[amax]

Hi All,
I need to charge for access to a certain folder on my website via PHP.
Basically I would like to have the /unique_documets/ folder only accessible to those who pay. Access to the folder would be after paying a small fee via paypal.
At the end of the week, everyone will be able to view the unique documets folder for free.
Can anyone recommend a good tutorial on a similar project of this nature, or have any advice on where to start first?

[php_dev]

Hey,

Off the top of my head, I would approach that project from a fairly simple point of view.

One way of doing it is creating some sort of login credentials but ONLY on successful completion of the PayPal payment.  So in other words, once you have confirmed the payment, you could generate a login for that user, and store it in a local database.  Then all that is required is a simple login script to view any of the files within that protected folder.  I believe it would be a simple way of controlling entry.  

Only those that have completed the small fee would have a login created.  

As far as a tutorial I am unsure, but I think that would be a reasonable approach.  The only thing that may need some research is how PayPal interacts with your site.  How does PayPal confirm the payment (I have very limited experience working with PayPal)?  Once you know that you can write your code based off that confirmation.

Hope it helps,

php_dev