SWF to run only on specified IP Address

[d-woo]

I'm designing and hosting Flash sites on my dedicated server.

Is there a way (script) for me to ensure that the SWFs only run if they are hosted on my server (IP Address)?

[CyanBlue]

You can have some server side script to check the IP address and then decide whether to display the SWF file or not...
Search the forum with 'REMOTE_ADDR' to find out how to do that in PHP...

I think you might be able do that in JavaScript but I don't know how...

[Ruben]

Good one.

But if you'r not a hero when it comes down to serversidescripting you could do something like letting the swf open the original URL.

So if the page where you have the swf would be 'http://www.somedomein.com/movie.html', on the first frame of the movie you'd place the script:

getURL("http://www.somedomein.com/movie.html","_self");

Then anybody who'd place the swf on his/her site would only recommend you're site. Even without meaning to

- Ruben

[d-woo]

Thanks CyanBlue,

I am familiar with how to perform the IP Address check in PHP....but if they take the SWF file and host it elsewhere I'm outta luck.

Is there a way to perform this check in the SWF?


Thanks Ruben,

But if their domain is www.theirdomain.com and the hosting for their that domain is moved to another service then www.theirdomain.com is still going to work...outta luck again.

I like the thought process.

[d-woo]

I am now going to attempt a combination of both suggestions.

I will apply the getURL in the SWF file first frame, except it will get a PHP file (on my domain) that checks the remote IP address.

a. If it passes---> proceed

b. If it fails ---> display a "nice" message

Not exactly sure how to execute this ("a" and "b")...but here goes

I'll keep you posted.

Thanks!

[d-woo]

The PHP file that checks the IP address will reside on my domain.

[splict]

well nothings going to be fullproof, but this may help:

PHP Code:

stop();
myURL = "actionscript.org";
if(_root._url.indexOf(myURL)!=-1) gotoAndPlay(2); 


[CyanBlue]

Obviously, I didn't undersand the question correctly...

[splict]

@CyanBlue Are you sure? Maybe I didn't understand it?

@d-woo

Hi Splict,

In the actionscript:

stop(); 
myURL = "actionscript.org"; 
if(_root._url.indexOf(myURL)!=-1) gotoAndPlay(2);

What does the "if(_root._url.indexOf(myURL)!=-1)"
actually checking for (the -1) ?

what this code does is use ._url to check where the file is being run from. Then, the .indexOf checks the string (the url we just got) for the string in the parentheses (which is whatever you define in myURL). If indexOf doesn't find a match it will return -1.

So we check the current url (_root._url) against the url we have defined (myURL) and if it is in there (!= -1) we send the movie to frame 2 and let it play otherwise, it stays stopped. Of course you could adjust that and have it do whatever you wanted. You can find out more about these two functions in the manual - they explain them better than I could, probably

This method would need to be in the swf to work, but I think thats what you wanted, right? Or will you be hosting other people's files?

[d-woo]

Okay guys....the light is on now for me

I was not clear on my objective...my apologies.

My concern is not that some visitor will take the SWFs and run them on some other domain. The solutions that you all have provided would prevent that. My concern is that they would run the SWFs on another server (same domain name).


Here is the full scenario.

1. I host websites on a dedicated box.
2. Each new client has his own domain, www.client1domain.com, www.client2domain.com, etc that they own and control.
3. I design flash sites and host them on my server.....same shared IP for all clients. Clients pay for their sites over 3 payments.

I want the SWFs to only be able to run on my server....the shared IP. If the clients take the SWF and move their domain names (which won't change) to another hosting company I want to render the SWFs inoperable...unless, of course, they have completed their payments.

Now, I thought of a solution a few hours ago.

Similar to the URL check, could I possibly check for a variable that is in a MySQL database (localhost) ....if that database is not available (i.e. the SWF is being run on another server) then the SWF stops?...as in Splict's example.

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