Re: understanding headers

I haven't used headers for this, but heres my $0.02. What is the value of hte $name var? I suspect its empty, as register_globals is probaly enabled... try using $_GET['name'] instead of just $name, and $_GET['size'] instead of $size. Jason Reid jason@achost.ca -- AC Host Canada www.achost.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Bossen" <cbossen@mindspring.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 5:17 PM Subject: [PHP] understanding headers > Hello: > > I am trying to use the header function to enable users to download > files. I am able to get files to download. Unfortunately, the wrong file > keeps downloading. Instead of downloading the file I want the php source > file is getting downloaded. Here is the posting code: > > $output = "<a > > href=\"download.php?name=".$filename."&size=".$size."\">Click > here to > download ".$filename."</a>"; > > echo $output; > > Here is the download code: > > <?php > if ($name) { > > header("Content-type: application/x-macbinary"); > header("Content-length: $size"); > header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$name"); > header("Content-Description: PHP Generated Data"); > echo $data; > } > ?> > > Any help anyone might have would be much appreciated. > > Colin > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >