Hashpipe is peer to peer file sharing system writen in PHP.
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Here are some key features of "HashPipe":
· All communication uses HTTPS (or HTTP), this simulates website traffic and it would be difficult to tell the difference.
· If you are behind a proxy/firewall you should have no problem connecting as long as you can access websites on the Internet.
· (more proxy support coming soon.. NTLM?)
· All files are referenced and located by their MD5 hash only.
· To start a download all you need is the 32 hex string representing a file's hash (no .torrent files!)
· Users are identified by a unique, 32 character string instead of by IP address.
· A hashpipe alias server can resolve an alias to the last reported IP:PORT to allow a connection
· Less TCP overhead and less half-open connections compared to the bittorrent protocol
· The official hash server and alias server are written in PHP/MySQL.
· Other hashpipe servers can join the central network or create new private networks
· The prototype client is also written in PHP/MySQL. PHP is very fast to program in, and is compatible with many platforms, which is perfect for developing a network protocol, but support for forking is lacking and performance is lower than compiled binaries...
· Once the network is well established, other clients will be developed in more efficient languages
· HashPipe is 100% free and open source, no strings attached. Licensed as Public Domain.
Requirements:
· PHP5 and a compatible webserver and database.
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