We actually have an example using LimeLM together with wyBuild and wyUpdate in order to limit updates based on an "update expires" value. See the SaaS and time-limited licensing article.
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Possibility to use with .htaccess?
dhousIs there any possibility to have some time-limited and user-limited update access in wyupdate, preferrably with .htaccess or something similar? I need to limit updates by time and user.
The advantage to using LimeLM is that we have all the code written for you - just put it on your website and you're ready to go.
But if you want to use your own licensing, you can still follow that article for the basic concepts. Specifically use the "-urlargs" parameter to pass user and/or product key information to your server. Then the server sees if the product key still has a valid update contract and either delivers the file or shows an error depending on the result.
If you use LimeLM you don't have to write it yourself. Plus with LimeLM and TurboActivate you can automate the whole renewal process. So, if a user's "update contract" expires you can send them to a customized buy page for that user. After the order is processed you can make automated calls to LimeLM using the web API that updates the product key with the new update expires date.
But if you have your own system, you're free to code all of this yourself.
To sum up: use the %urlargs% variable in wyBuild and the -urlargs parameter with wyUpdate.
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