Re: Forced download??

header("Content-type: application/x-octet-stream"); You'll then next be asking about how to make the dialog give the right filename: header("Content-disposition: filname=whatever.xxx"); Except that only works on some browsers. On others it's (I think) a different form of that header. And *some* browsers are just so broken, the header doesn't matter, and you need to make the URL have yourserver.com/yourfile.php/whatever.xxx no matter how goofy that extra whatever.xxx part looks. You may also be asking how to get that pretty progress meter how to look right. header("Content-length: yyy"); where yyy is how many bytes you are sending. http://php.net/header This has been asked and answered about every week for the past 4 years... -- 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: Zhu George-Czz010 <George.Z.Zhu@motorola.com> Newsgroups: php.general To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 5:46 PM Subject: Forced download?? > Is there a way to do the "forced download"? i.e., the browser can't read the file online(no matter whether it is .html or .txt file), instead, when he clicks the link, he will be asked to download it. > > Is there a way to do that? > > Thanks ahead!