Limiting Download speed

[eagle12]

Hey guys,

was wondering if anyone had experience limiting the download speed of specific people, using php.

Eg.
I am making a registration system, and I want to be able to allow paying members to have wide open downloading, but non paying members to be limited.

Again i would prefer this in php. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciative.

 

[CreativeLogic]

I dont think this can be done in php...

 

[eagle12]

Thanks, thats what i thought. Think I might just limit the number of downloads per day.

 

[Anthony]

I've never heard of this being done because downloading speed has more to do with the computer connections and bandwidth. Creative thinking, though!

 

[eagle12]

Thanks,

I know you can cap all people's download on a server, by using the mod_throttle on the server, but that doesn't really help, as I would like it to be by a user to user basis.

 

[darkus]

In php you can't do it.

1. You can try mod_bandwith for apache.
2. You can serve those downloads trough a ftp server, limited user trough a bandwith limited account, members users trough a normal account.

I used the second version in a project and the customer was satisfied.

Good luck!
Darkus