Re: Offering files from below the webroot

<?header('Content-Disposition:attachment; filename=nnn.txt')?> "Ryan A" <ryan@coinpass.com> wrote in message news:002401c3945c$8d4aaf90$f081aa51@l2zcaxu7emppqh... > Hi, > this has been discussed before on the list but am unable to find it on > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general > If anybody can point me to the correct URL or tell me how you did it I would > really appreciate it. > > Problems simple: > offer downloads from below the webroot, something like: > somsite.co/getFile.php?user=a&pas=b&fil=a.something > > (a)check if $user with $pas of b is allowed to download a.something > (because i dont know if its zip,pdf or what) > if yes.... > (b)open a file save dialog, give him the file > > I can do (a)...how to do (b)? I have checked up fpassthru and readfile...got > confused and came here :-D, any pointers? > > I have also seen some places where the script gives the browser a gibberish > url and opens up a save dialog box...this too would help > eg: > somsite.co/getFile.php?hshgkhsgk9asds223tgsa > > Thanks in advance. > > Cheers, > -Ryan