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#1: Jul 29 '08
Friends..
I want to develop a web based application.Anyone have idea about how to make this app malfunction after certain days of trial (call it for 30 days trial) ? I really need it and how to make the installation wizard?

Thanku

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#2: Aug 1 '08

re: [ask] Installation Wizard


A PHP application is on your sever, not on the clients computer.

Just shutdown the site to keep them from accessing it. However you may choose to do so, just quit serving the website on your server.

Make it go to a site that says "Trial expired" or, whatever.

If you want it automated, set up a cron job or scheduled task.


Let us know,


Dan
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#3: Aug 4 '08

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No.. its not like that Dan.. Im goin to sell this app to customer so its goin to be in customer's server.I will give them a trial for a month before they decide to use and pay it.Somethin like desktop application..

Anyway thanks for your post...

Ian
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#4: Aug 4 '08

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Originally Posted by progdoctor

No.. its not like that Dan.. Im goin to sell this app to customer so its goin to be in customer's server.I will give them a trial for a month before they decide to use and pay it.Somethin like desktop application..

Anyway thanks for your post...

Ian

Not really possible, because with PHP you can open them to view the source.

You could just give them a version with limited functioinality.
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#5: Aug 5 '08

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recently i googled about this problem n then i found something interesting.. PHP code can be encrypted so customer can not read our code.. They said this can be happened if we use Zend Guard + Zend Optimizer.. Plus with this add on, we can make our code licensed...

Anyone ever try this Zend's??
Can you guide me how to use it?
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