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I am seeking a program that can instantly deliver an e-book at point of purchase.

We use PayPal, & I'd like very much to have the e-book purchased sent immediately to the purchaser when they complete their purchase through PayPal.

Is there a program that can do that? Is there a free version?

Is there HTML code that I can use? How would I find that?

 

Jeff Fabish
2011-10-25 02:13:00
No, HTML will not do the trick. You will need a more flexible server side language. For simplicity purposes, you could use a download manager such as
MAKEUSEOF VIDEO OF THE DAY
SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT
Zen Cart or PayPal Download Manager (not from paypal). The simpler method is to have a success page that the user would land on when the purchase is complete. When the users visits this page, get their email via POST and send the product to them via the mail() function in PHP. Perform validation on the user to assure that they actually purchased the product, or rather - that the payment was successful. You may want to hire a freelance web developer to develop a payment portal if Zen Cart isn't right for you.