RE: [PHP] Make fil downloadable

Correct!... yes the source not interpreted raw!! Isn't that what you wanted?? 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 11:01 AM > To: Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) > Cc: PHP List > Subject: Re: [PHP] 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 > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > > : > > : > : > : >