condition based Print icon should be visible?

I want to restrict download pdf file at two attempts only. Is there any possibility to block or hide using php or php codeigniter. need suggestion

Create a table for it with a counter field then add 1 to the table counter field
every time they download, check the table counter value to see if they can download.

Once you have done that you can display or hide the icon using php in your controller.

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