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have a look at CGI::Application::Plugin::Stream.
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Re^2: File download tool, file size issues, cgi-application
by salvix (Pilgrim) on Mar 02, 2006 at 18:48 UTC
    This looks good, but the OP stated that he can't serve files bigger than 2MB through any CGI script:
    We can't count on them having ftp clients, and our web host (shared hosting) won't allow cgi driven downloads or uploads exceeding 2 megs. (I know, host sucks.)
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      Right, I did gloss over that. in that case, there's no way to check that the download was successful at the time of download. The only option that remains is scanning the server logs, and checking if the downloaded size equals the file size. I'd probably give the download link a query param that makes it easy to pick it up from the logs.
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        Yes, plus I'll know the unique filename. (assigned at upload)

        Is the server aware whether the client disconnects or whether there's any other physical interference, and therefore log something related to download failure?

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