diff --git a/trunk/download.pl b/trunk/download.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+require "include.pl";
+require "functions.pl";
+
+$query = new CGI;
+
+#do we have an id?
+if($query->param('id'))
+{
+	#connect to db
+	$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$database:$dbhost", $dbuser, $dbpass);
+
+	#check if video with requested id is in the database
+	my $sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{select title from videos where id = ? });
+	$sth->execute($query->param('id'));
+	
+	if(($title) = $sth->fetchrow_array())
+	{
+		#are we only watching this video or downloading it?
+		if($query->param('view'))
+		{
+			#seems we only want to watch it - update viewcount
+			$sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{update videos set viewcount=viewcount+1 where id = ? });
+			$sth->execute($query->param('id'));
+			
+			print $query->header(-type=>'application/ogg');
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			#video is being downloaded - update downloadcount
+			$sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{update videos set downloadcount=downloadcount+1 where id = ? });
+			$sth->execute($query->param('id'));
+			
+			print $query->header(-type=>'application/x-download',
+						-attachment=>$title.".ogg");
+		}
+		
+		#in both cases - do some slurp-eaze to the browser
+		open(FILE, "<$gnutube_root/videos/".$query->param('id'));
+		print <FILE>;
+		close(FILE);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		#the requested id doesn't exist
+		print $session->header();
+		print "this video doesn't exist";
+	}
+	
+	#disconnect db
+	$dbh->disconnect();
+}
+else
+{
+	#if not, print error
+	print $session->header();
+	print "you stupid moron forgot to pass an id...";
+}