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checking image for hotlinking

i'm triyng to write something that will check if image is hotlinkable...
i've found some JavaScript solutions, but i want to write it in php...
is it possible?
and how?

petoskey-001

Here is an excellent article on the topic. PHP and Mod_Rewrite. What I really like about this solution is that it not only stops people from viewing the image, it also redirects them to your website proper if they try viewing the image directly in their address bar.

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/hotlinking/

svsvsv4

ASKER

no, i meant that i want to check if remote image is hotlinkable...

petoskey-001

So... you have a list of image url's and you want to find out which ones you can link to remotely?

petoskey-001

Why not just try to load the image in your browser? How many images to you have to link to?

svsvsv4

ASKER

i'm trying to make a script that will check big list of images...

petoskey-001

I see, that's what I thought. Well I'm going to sign off on this one then. Hotlinking uses other people's bandwidth without their permission. Even if you have some valid reason the solution could be used to steal bandwidth from lots of people. I don't agree with the practice and won't be part of a solution that's posted so publicly. Sorry.

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