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Can I Schedule Release Dates, Limit Secure Download Attempts & Use Server Path Files?

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10 Jan 2013, 3:44 PM
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Can I Schedule Release Dates, Limit Secure Download Attempts & Use Server Path Files?

I'm new to Zen-Cart and I haven't installed any versions yet, simply b/c I'd be converting from a very expensive CubeCart (which I hate) version that has custom plug ins and a version that is no longer supported by their support help desks. Lame. Anywho, a few of the major concerns I have regarding upgrading to ZenCart are below. Any help or information regarding these things is GREATLY appreciated!

The key features need are:

  1. Secure digital download (ie one-time/few-time links),
  2. Server paths to files (so no multiple copies are needed on my server),
  3. Date order and scheduled release dates (I need to bulk upload & pre-date the release of items on front-end of the site),
  4. ccBill payment processing (which I found at least one paid module for)

Thanks again for any help I may get here!

14 Jan 2013, 2:15 PM
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Re: Can I Schedule Release Dates, Limit Secure Download Attempts & Use Server Path Files?

Can anyone help me here? Looking for some insight so if anyone has any experience with the above, please advise!

14 Jan 2013, 3:03 PM
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Re: Can I Schedule Release Dates, Limit Secure Download Attempts & Use Server Path Files?

  1. Yes. Links are individualized. Downloads can be set to expire after a certain date and/or certain number of download attempts, and can be reset by an administrator manually if needed such as if a customer calls in with a problem.
  2. Not sure what you mean. You put your files on the server in one spot, and customers are given secured single-use links to download those files after purchase.
  3. Products can be future-dated.
  4. There is a 3rd-party module for ccBill. I've never used it myself though.
14 Jan 2013, 5:17 PM
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Re: Can I Schedule Release Dates, Limit Secure Download Attempts & Use Server Path Files?

DrByte:

  1. Yes. Links are individualized. Downloads can be set to expire after a certain date and/or certain number of download attempts, and can be reset by an administrator manually if needed such as if a customer calls in with a problem.
  2. Not sure what you mean. You put your files on the server in one spot, and customers are given secured single-use links to download those files after purchase.
  3. Products can be future-dated.
  4. There is a 3rd-party module for ccBill. I've never used it myself though.

Thank you - as for my second question, the scenario I have is that I want to run zencart on multiple domains on the same physical server. One domain will sell all of my files, the others sub-sets, and I don't want to have to store multiple copies. So I'd like to use server paths such as /home/user/files/file1 rather than paths relative to the http folder. I'm currently doing this with CubeCart, and just wanted to know if it's possible in zencart.

14 Jan 2013, 5:52 PM
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Re: Can I Schedule Release Dates, Limit Secure Download Attempts & Use Server Path Files?

missmorganlei:

Thank you - as for my second question, the scenario I have is that I want to run zencart on multiple domains on the same physical server. One domain will sell all of my files, the others sub-sets, and I don't want to have to store multiple copies. So I'd like to use server paths such as /home/user/files/file1 rather than paths relative to the http folder. I'm currently doing this with CubeCart, and just wanted to know if it's possible in zencart.

You can use the multisite mod for this, the one in the download section is for ZC 1.38, but in the support thread you will find a link to the latest release