Re: Downloading PHP source from a PHP filename, possible?

What you do is, if my logic is correct... Read the entire file in to a variable and send it back to the browser with another header information, typicall TEXT. Just like the force download method for a PDF file, or other files. This should work very well. -- Kim Steinhaug --------------------------------------------------------------- There are 10 types of people when it comes to binary numbers: those who understand them, and those who don't. --------------------------------------------------------------- "Jerry" <jusa_98@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:20031129031028.60183.qmail@web41209.mail.yahoo.com... > Hi, > > I am not sure if this is at all possible but here > goes. > > If a file is called blah.php and is only tailored to > PHP code is it possible to make it downloadable either > as a file-download or appear as plain text in a > browser window? > > So if you visit blah.php it would show the PHP page > normally and work it's functions. However is it > possible to include a button on the page and or link > that will actually download the PHP code to your > computer? Keeping the filename as blah.php to save > as. > > So it uses 1 file not 2, and somehow PHP functions to > download when a button or link is clicked. Does that > make sense? > > If not please reply and I'll try and explain better. > > Thanks for your time. > > Jerry > > http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals > New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time.