Potential Problems For PHP Script Like MegaUpload and RapidShare
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File Sharing is booming. There are a lot of PHP Script which are like rapidshare or Megaupload. One of them is PHPSendIt (Free) which now discontinued 
and XFileSharing which cost $49 per website license.
File sharing like this has many potential problems:
- Copyright Infringement
- large file handling
- lengthy uploading periods without breaking
- Multi Server Balancing
If you want to get rid of them, make sure to modify the script to handle it.
Related:
- Gazup.com – Upload Files To Multiple Hosts (domainmacher.com)
- Gazup.com – Upload Files To Multiple Hosts (killerstartups.com)
- Reputation Matters Among File Sharers (techdirt.com)
- LimeWire strives for relevancy by tapping Web 2.0 (news.cnet.com)
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Potential Problems For PHP Script Like MegaUpload and RapidShare is posted on February 23rd, 2009 by buchin. This post is filed under: PHP, BitTorrent, Copyright infringement, File sharing, megaupload, On the Web, PHP, Uploading and downloading, Web Applications .
how much bandwidth should I have when using this script? Must be on a dedicated server, mustn’t it?
It should be.
Dedicated server allow us to modify the box as we wish. We could set maximum upload and override several values shared hosting can’t.