Re: downloading text files stored in database?

In the download_file.php put a header() function which redirects the browser to the file, like header("Location: test.dat"). After that it should show the dialog screen. Balazs On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Lee P Reilly wrote: > Hi, > > I wonder if someone can point me in the direction of an example and / or > some documentation for the following task: > > I have a DB table containing the name and contents of plain text files > that users have uploaded. I have a facility which allows users to view > these, but I would also like the users to be able to *download* these > files (i.e. display an 'open from present location / save to disk' > dialogue). I am thinking that this would be accomplished by including a > few META data lines at the top of a .php script, but would this allow > me to specify the default saved name? > > e.g. there is record in the DB for a file called "test.dat". I have a > form that will submit to something like download_file.php, which will > then (given the file id) obtain the appropriate data from the database > and prompt the user whether they wish to open the file or save it (this > will be the built-in dialogue with the browser). On selecting the save > option, the default file name will appear as "test.dat" as opposed to > download_file.php. > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank very much in > advance. >