This program will call your selected download file create a download database and automatically send admin an email if variable (1) is set in script variables. That's it. All with just one click. You might want to create a link to the downloads.db file (like this) created and stored in the /cgi-bin/downloads_assistant/ folder. This script is designed for the user's speed and convenience for obtaining their download—just one mouse click. When you click to do this download you will see it in operation. We use it for these free downloads.

If you would like a more robust download application, see our SoftwareAssistant program that will require their name and email, plus includes an Admin Page for viewing a log of downloads, a list of user emails, and more.

To install, read the README.TXT file in the program folder.

View the README.TXT file now.

View an example of the info collected for your records by this program: downloads.db.

Obviously, you are skilled in working with perl. If you want to adjust the program to suit your needs, please feel free to do so.
All we ask is you leave the copyright header intact and add your modification and name to it. Thanks.

You do not need an Admin Page. Just link your download file name and location with this download.cgi file. (Set in variables in script.)

(Click for HTML demo.)