Re: IE5.5 Header Issues

Something else to check is your logs... It's not always IE that is doing the downloading... for an app I did awhile ago (sorry can't help you with your specific problem) the files that were to be downloaded (via a right click save target as) were restricted via http authentication and cookies. It turned out that IE wasn't doing the downloading, it was being passed off to a bunch of helper apps... maybe you can fiddle with something based on that... maybe... I eventually had to disable all authentication if it was one of those apps. really annoying. In article <005e01c07681$57a9f9f0$8c01960a@resource.com> you write: >Okay, I've finally gotten it to work in some situations, but I need some >help understanding how to work around them or what may be causing them. Here >they are: > >If I click on the link to the download script in the page I always get the >download dialog for "index.html" regardless of filename. >If I copy the link and paste it into a new window it gives me the download >dialog for the proper "filename.ext". >If I set the target to a new window and click the link on the page I also >get the proper "filename.ext". >If I copy the link and paste it into the window of the page holding the link >I get the proper "filename.ext". > >Now for the catcher, once I have pasted the link into a window and >downloaded the file any link to another file download through the download >script continues to give me the download dialog for whatever "filename.ext" >that was last downloaded. The filename for the dialog is not refreshed until >I quit and restart the browser unless I copy and paste the link by hand >again then this same scenario start over again. > >I have tried this with both "href=" and "href=javascript:location.href=". >This also makes no difference. > >Calling the script like this: >http://domain.com/download.php/filename.ext?filename=filename.ext > >gives no different results than this: >http://domain.com/download.php?filename=filename.ext > >or this: >http://domain.com/download.php?filename=filename.ext&other=value > >So the thing that is really bothering me is many people claim to have a >version that works fine, only I haven't seen anyone else's examples work >once yet. Could this be getting caused by something else? not PHP related? > >Also, if I am wrong and there are in fact versions out there that do work >can you post some URL's using the download code? I've also noticed that the >download links in the shared repository at phpbuilder.com do not work >either. > >Thanks, >Toby > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Cynic" <cynic@mail.cz> >To: "Toby Miller" <tmiller@creativegeneration.com>; ><php-general@lists.php.net> >Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 12:50 PM >Subject: Re: [PHP] IE5.5 Header Issues > > >> "Connection: close" just means the server won't keep the >> connection alive after sending the content. >> >> >> At 18:30 4.1. 2001, Toby Miller wrote the following: >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> >Allright, some new information. I pulled down just the headers that are >> >being passed back from my file download and here are the results I >received. >> > >> >HTTP/1.1 200 OK >> >Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 17:08:23 GMT >> >Server: Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/1.3.12 >(NetRevolution/Linux-Mandrake) >> >PHP/3.0.16 mod_perl/1.22 >> >X-Powered-By: PHP/3.0.16 >> >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=Resource Phonelist.pdf >> >Content-Description: Issue Tracker Download >> >Content-Length: 29334 >> >Connection: close >> >Content-Type: application/pdf >> > >> >The one thing that doesn't look quite right to me is the fact that >> >"Connection: close" is before "Content-Type: application/pdf". Does >anyone >> >know if this is correct? Since PHP can't set the order of the headers >being >> >sent, could this be a problem with Apache sending the close command too >> >soon? Can anyone shed some light on this for me? >> > >> >Thanks, >> >Toby >> > >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Toby Miller" <tmiller@creativegeneration.com> >> >To: <php-general@lists.php.net> >> >Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 3:10 PM >> >Subject: Re: [PHP] IE5.5 Header Issues >> > >> > >> >> Hey all, >> >> >> >> I am completely stumped now. I've tried everyone's suggestions and it >> >still >> >> doesn't work in IE. However, every suggestion works fine in Netscape. >Here >> >> is the code I started with: >> >> >> >> <?php >> >> >> >> if (isset($source) && isset($filename)) { >> >> if (filetype($source) == "text/plain") header("Content-Type: >> >> text/plain"); >> >> else header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); >> >> header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$filename"); >> >> header("Content-Length: ".filesize($source)); >> >> readfile($source); >> >> exit(); >> >> } >> >> >> >> ?> >> >> >> >> I then tried this code: >> >> >> >> <?php >> >> >> >> if (isset($source) && isset($filename)) { >> >> header("Content-Type: ".filetype($source)); >> >> header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$filename"); >> >> header("Content-Length: ".filesize($source)); >> >> readfile($source); >> >> exit(); >> >> } >> >> >> >> I've also tried this code: >> >> >> >> <?php >> >> >> >> if (isset($source) && isset($filename)) { >> >> header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); >> >> header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$filename"); >> >> header("Content-Length: ".filesize($source)); >> >> readfile($source); >> >> exit(); >> >> } >> >> >> >> ?> >> >> >> >> The actual URL I'm sending looks like this: >> >> >> >> >> >>http://www.domain.com/download.popup.php/filename.ext?source=%2Fwww%2Fclien >t >> >> 2%2Ffiles%2Factualfilename.ext&filename=filename.ext >> >> >> >> I am running this on Apache Linux. I am testing with IE5.5. I get the >> >> download dialog every time, which asks if I want to save the file as >the >> >> filename "index.html". I have tried every suggestion that has been >given >> >to >> >> no avail. I don't know what element I'm missing. If someone has some >> >actual >> >> code that works for this situation it might shed some light on what I'm >> >> doing wrong. I would just use an actual download link, but some of the >> >files >> >> that will be downloaded through this method in the future will be >> >generated >> >> on the fly and the issue will surely come back to haunt me. I really >> >> appreciate the help guys. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Toby >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "jeremy brand" <jeremy@nirvani.net> >> >> To: "Philip Hallstrom" <philip@oddjob.adhesivemedia.com> >> >> Cc: <tmiller@creativegeneration.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 1:43 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [PHP] IE5.5 Header Issues >> >> >> >> >> >> > > /normal/path/to/url?foo=bar&fake=filename.ext >> >> > > >> >> > > ? It might trick IE into thinking that the filename it should be >> >saved >> >> > > as is "filename.ext" >> >> > >> >> > I can verify that if IE notices the .ext it will try and handle it >> >> > ignoring any mime types that you bothered to set. >> >> > >> >> > > Or if you can use PATH_INFO instead of a query string and do >something >> >> > > like this: >> >> > > >> >> > > /normal/path/to/phpfile.php/filename.ext >> >> > > >> >> > > That would then set PATH_INFO equal to "/filename.ext" >> >> > > >> >> > > I don't see how IE would know not to save it as filename.ext in >this >> >> > > case. (you'd think anyway :) >> >> > >> >> > There is supposadly a work around. I saw it fly by the list about 3 >> >> > weeks ago. It is a custom Content-type: header that IE understands >> >> > that has a recommended filename accociated with it. It is not in any >> >> > HTTP RFC, but I think it is possibly part of another one. >> >> > >> >> > I don't have time to dig it up, but the answer is out there, try >> >> > searching the list archives. >> >> > >> >> > Jeremy >> >> > >> >> > Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: >> >> jeremy@nirvani.net >> >> > >> >> > http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for more >> >> > Get your own Free, Private email at >> >> > http://www.smackdown.com/ >> >> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >> > "<body>" -- Quoted from Yahoo! homepage, >> >> > http://www.yahoo.com >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > -philip >> >> > > >> >> > > In article <00a401c0759f$6c623840$13011eac@tmiller> you write: >> >> > > >I do want it to prompt the user to download I just want it to >prompt >> >> the >> >> > > >user with the filename that's specified, not >> >> > > >"index.html" for >every >> >> > > >requested download. It works in Netscape 4 and 6, but not in IE5. >> >I've >> >> also >> >> > > >tested it now in IE4, but that doesn't really count since >Microsoft >> >has >> >> > > >already announced that it won't work properly there, but they >claim >> >> that it >> >> > > >does in IE5. Any other suggestions? >> >> > > > >> >> > > >----- Original Message ----- >> >> > > >From: "Blaster" <blaster@videotron.ca> >> >> > > >To: "Toby Miller" <tmiller@creativegeneration.com>; >> >> > > ><php-general@lists.php.net> >> >> > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 9:30 AM >> >> > > >Subject: RE: [PHP] IE5.5 Header Issues >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> The line: >> >> > > >> header("Content-Disposition: attachment; >filename=$filename"); >> >> > > >> is to prompt the browser to download the file... So if you >> >> > > >> don't >> >want >> >> the >> >> > > >> browser to prompt for a file download, don't put it >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> -----Original Message----- >> >> > > >> From: Toby Miller [mailto:tmiller@creativegeneration.com] >> >> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 09:19 >> >> > > >> To: php-general@lists.php.net >> >> > > >> Subject: [PHP] IE5.5 Header Issues >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> I am using the following code: >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> <?php >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> if (isset($source) && isset($filename)) { >> >> > > >> if (filetype($source) == "text/plain") >> >> > > >> header("Content-Type: >> >> > > >> text/plain"); >> >> > > >> else header("Content-Type: >> >> > > >> application/octet-stream"); >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> header("Content-Disposition: attachment; >filename=$filename"); >> >> > > >> header("Content-Length: ".filesize($source)); >> >> > > >> readfile($source); >> >> > > >> exit(); >> >> > > >> } >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> ?> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> This does not work properly in IE 5.5. I don't have >> >> > > >> another >version >> >> of IE >> >> > > >to >> >> > > >> test this with. I get a save dialog box for the file >"index.html" >> >> every >> >> > > >> time. This is the same for all file types. Is this just a bug >> >> > > >> in >IE >> >> 5.5 or >> >> > > >> is this the same in other versions of IE? If anyone knows the >> >> workaround I >> >> > > >> would love to see it. >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> Thanks, >> >> > > >> Toby >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> -- >> >> > > >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> >> > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> >> > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >> >> > > >> To contact the list administrators, e-mail: >> >> php-list-admin@lists.php.net >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >-- >> >> > > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> >> > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> >> > > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >> >> > > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: >> >> php-list-admin@lists.php.net >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > -- >> >> > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> >> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> >> > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >> >> > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: >> >php-list-admin@lists.php.net >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> >> > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >> >> > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: >php-list-admin@lists.php.net >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >> >> To contact the list administrators, e-mail: >php-list-admin@lists.php.net >> > >> > >> >-- >> >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >> >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >> ------end of quote------ >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Cynic: >> >> A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught >> that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is >> the essential part of virtue. >> >> cynic@mail.cz >> >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >> To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >