Re: Getting a script to download files from an ftp server?

header("Content-type: application/x-octet-stream"); You'll also need differing Content-disposition: headers for IE and Netscape. And, just for fun, you need Content-length: if you expect the pretty progress meter to work. For total fun, there's also a minor version of some browser where you need to incorporate the filename into the URL: yourserver.com/whatever.php/filename.tar.gz?filename=filename.tar.gz The broken browser stupidly ignores your headers and uses the URL to decide what to do... -- WARNING richard@zend.com address is an endangered species -- Use ceo@l-i-e.com Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Smileyq <smileyq0@mindspring.com> Newsgroups: php.general To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 1:15 AM Subject: Getting a script to download files from an ftp server? > I'm attempting to write a script to download files from a ftp server. > Basically what will need to be done is this. The website will have a > searchable database and once the selected items are found will have a > download link. From this I would like to click on the download link and > sent that to the php script to download the file. > I've been messing around with it but can't seem to get it to work. As an > example I've sending the request from the previos page like this. > page.php?dir=blabla&file=downloadme.tar.gz . This is then sent to the > php script and I cant' get it to download correctly. I'm looking for it > to pop up the download manager and download it that way instead of > opening it up in the browser. I'm at a loss here. Thanks.. >