Re: Downloading files
| From: | Scott Houseman | Date: | Tue, 09 Apr 2002 15:59:07 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Downloading files | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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Try this:
<?php
// Open the file to send.
$sFilePath = "/home/scott/public_html/TEST.doc";
$iFilePointer = fopen( $sFilePath, "r" );
// Get file content.
$sContents = fread( $iFilePointer, filesize( $sFilePath ) );
// Close the file.
fclose( $iFilePointer );
// Send HTTP headers.
header( "Expires: 0" );
header( "Cache-Control: no-cache" );
header( "Content-Type: application/save-as" );
header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".basename(
$sFilePath ).";");
header( "Content-Length: ".filesize( $sFilePath ) );
// Feed file to client.
echo $sContents;
?>
As you give the client Content-Type: application/save-as - it will not know
what mime type the file is,
and the browser will give the user a save-as prompt.
This works in explorer - I haven't checked it in Mozilla etc - so you might
have to tweak it a bit.
Cheers
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Declan Kenny" <kenny_declan@hotmail.com>
To: <php-general@lists.php.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 1:20 PM
Subject: [PHP] Downloading files
> Hi folks,
>
> Ok I am trying to make a download area for files (including word files).
> How do I force a download of a word document rather than have it opening
in
> IE?
>
> Declan
>
>
>
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