Re: MSIE problem with binary file download over SSL

John, Yep, I'm using sessions. I've tried the following for session_cache_limiter(): empty "none" "private" "private-no-expire" "public" None of them work. I am declaring session_cache_limiter() before session_start() in my script. Any ideas? -Rich "John W. Holmes" <holmes072000@charter.net> wrote in message news:002501c2fd72$0db8f740$7c02a8c0@coconut... > Are you using sessions? There is a "feature" in IE that'll mess up > downloads over SSL when the session sends it's session.cache_limiter > value. If it's set to "nocache" then the download does not work. Setting > it to "none" or empty will allow you to do the file download. > > ---John W. Holmes... > > PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy > today. http://www.phparch.com/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rich Choy [mailto:versace_74@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 8:47 PM > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP] MSIE problem with binary file download over SSL > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a script that retrieves binary blob data from a database and > sends > > it > > to the client browser via SSL. It works like a charm for all browsers > > except > > for MSIE. I can assure you that the problem has nothing to do with the > way > > I've set up my headers; after a bit of investigation I've figured out > that > > MSIE has a problem with my script when it sends data over SSL. I have > > tested > > the script with MSIE over a regular port 80 connection and the > download > > script works just fine. > > > > I am running Apache 1.3.6 + OpenSSL 0.9.6g + PHP 4.1.2. Does anyone > know a > > workaround to this problem? I have looked all over the web to no > avail. > > Any > > help is appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Rich > > > > Here's the download script: > > > > [begin php] > > > > <? > > include("_srs/res_common_sdx_admin.inc"); > > include("_srs/res_auth_admin.inc"); > > > > $id = $_GET['id']; > > > > if ($id) { > > // if record id was specified > > > > @include("res_db.inc"); > > // connect to database > > > > $db_q['lit'] = "select * from sdx_literature where id = $id"; > > $db_r['lit'] = mysql_query($db_q['lit']); > > > > if (mysql_num_rows($db_r['lit'])==1) { > > // if record exists > > > > $lit = mysql_fetch_array($db_r['lit']); > > // fetch literature record > > > > $file_description = $lit['description']; > > $file_name = $lit['filename']; > > $file_size = $lit['byte_size']; > > $mime_type = $lit['mime_type']; > > $binary_data = $lit['binary_data']; > > > > if (preg_match('/MSIE 5.5/', $_ENV['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) || > > preg_match('/MSIE 6.0/', $_ENV['HTTP_USER_AGENT'])) { > > > > header("Content-Disposition: filename=$file_name"); > > header("Content-Type: application/zip"); > > // headers for MSIE > > > > } else { > > > > header("Content-Disposition: attachment; > > filename=$file_name"); > > header("Content-Type: $mime_type"); > > // headers for WC3-compliant clients > > > > } > > > > header("Content-Length:$file_size"); > > header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary"); > > header("Content-Description: $file_description"); > > // common headers > > > > echo $binary_data; > > // send binary data to client > > > > } else { > > // if record does not exist > > > > $_SESSION['msg'] = "Invalid literature record ID."; > > // error message > > > > } > > > > } else { > > // if record id was not specified > > > > $_SESSION['msg'] = "The script you are trying to access > requires a > > valid literature record ID."; > > // error message > > > > } > > > > header("Location: error.php"); > > // redirect to error notification script > > > > > > ?> > > [end php] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >