Re: Totally weird behavior trying to download a Mac DMG file

Brian Dunning wrote: > So I've added a product to my online store that's in .DMG format. Most > of the other files are ZIP or PDF. When someone completes a purchase, it > downloads the file to them, and this works great: > > header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream'); > header('Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="'.$file_row["filename"].'"'); > $size = filesize('../../store/files/'.$file_row['filename']); > header('Content-Length: '.$size); > readfile('../../store/files/'.$file_row['filename']); > > So I have my DMG file. I've verified that it automounts and behaves > friendly. If you do a direct download, it mounts on the desktop > perfectly, and there's all the stuff inside. > > However, when I complete a test purchase and download using the above > code, the DMG file downloads, but then it mounts; the contents are > copied into the Downloads folder; the image unmounts; and then deletes. > All the contents are delivered, but not in a desirable way. You can see > the status change in the Downloads window: > > Mounting the image > Copying the image > Unmounting the image > Cleaning up > > WTF????? > > Sounds like a Mac / Safari "feature". -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com