Re: Make fil downloadable

Would this print the contents or the actual file for download? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO)" <phplists@hitcho.com.au> To: "'Stephen'" <webmaster@melchior.us> Cc: "'PHP List'" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:47 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Make fil downloadable : eg: : : <a href="file.php">Download File Click Here</a> : : Now in the file.php you have: : : <?php : : header("Content-type: text/plain"); : header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=xxx.php");; : // now we read the real file : readfile('xxx.php'); : : exit(); : : ?> : : This won't put the headers into the downloaded file and remember to : change the xxx.php into the file : to be delivered and the xxx.php in the header to the name you would like : them to save as. : : * the file.php in the top is not the real file but a script that reads : into the buffer the real file!! : : : : Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) : Open Platform Consulting : e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au : : > -----Original Message----- : > From: Stephen [mailto:webmaster@melchior.us] : > Sent: Saturday, 11 January 2003 10:29 AM : > To: Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) : > Cc: PHP List : > Subject: Re: [PHP] Make fil downloadable : > : > : > It's a dynamically created file the user downloads and uses : > later as a PHP script. If I put header() in it, that would : > make it downloadable again when the user uses it on his/her : > server, wouldn't it? : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO)" <phplists@hitcho.com.au> : > To: "'Stephen'" <webmaster@melchior.us>; "'PHP List'" : > <php-general@lists.php.net> : > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:24 PM : > Subject: RE: [PHP] Make fil downloadable : > : > : > : You need to send headers to tell the browser how to handle it see: : > : header(); or.. if it is a php file and you want the visitor to : > : see/download the source you would be better off giving it another : > : extension eg .phps or .txt etc or have a handler file that did a : > : readfile after sending headers. : > : : > : : > : Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) : > : Open Platform Consulting : > : e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au : > : : > : : > : -----Original Message----- : > : From: Stephen [mailto:webmaster@melchior.us] : > : Sent: Saturday, 11 January 2003 10:17 AM : > : To: PHP List : > : Subject: [PHP] Make fil downloadable : > : : > : : > : I need to somehow make it so when a user clicks a link, then get : > : displayed the download dialogue for the file. The file is a : > .php file so : > : I'm not sure how this is done but I've seen it been done : > before. How can : > : you do this? : > : : > : Thanks, : > : Stephen Craton : > : http://www.melchior.us : > : : > : "What's the point in appearance if your true love, doesn't : > care about : > : it?" -- http://www.melchior.us : > : : > : : > : -- : > : PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) : > : To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php : > : : > : : > : : > : > : : :