Re: File Download link not working in PHP 4.3.4

* Thus wrote Andrew Hauger (a_hauger@yahoo.com): > the file name. When the "OK" button is clicked, an > error dialog pops up with the message "Internet > Explorer cannot download ... [snipped URL]. Internet > Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The > requested site is either unavailable or cannot be > found. Please try again later." This can mean a lot of things, IE tends to be too friendly sometimes. > > Here are the header commands: > > $file_type = "vnd.ms-excel"; > $file_ending = "xls"; > header ( "Content-Type: application/$file_type" ); > header ( "Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename=product.".$file_ending ); Quote the filename, although it most likley wont be the problem. Conent-Type: attachment; filename="product.xls" > header ( "Expires: 0" ); I might wage this is the problem, it needs to be a valid HTTP date, something like this will do the job: header('Expires: ' . date('r', 0); Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."