#32884 [NEW]: Please add an alternate download link, like Sourceforge

From: trobinson at kgsystems dot swap-the-k-and-g dot com Operating system: any PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Website problem Bug description: Please add an alternate download link, like Sourceforge Description: ------------ Suggestion: On download pages, add an alternate link if the download does not start automatically. When downloading anything, I often use a Windows browser to reach the download page, then copy the download link and paste it into a Linux terminal window like this: curl -O http://ca3.php.net/distributions/php-5.0.4.tar.bz2 However, php.net downloads reveal the true path only through an HTTP Location: redirect. If I try to curl the download link I get this: curl -O http://ca3.php.net/get/php-5.0.4.tar.bz2/from/this/mirror This doesn't work, since curl doesn't follow the redirect. Sourceforge has lots of mirrors too, but solves my problem in a simple way. After choosing a download mirror, the download page shows something linke this: Your download should begin shortly. If it does not, try: http:// (link to actual download file) The download then starts, but I cancel it. Then I copy the above link, and paste it into my curl command. I realize that wget would work, but curl is more basic. I currently grab the true download path from the HTTP header, using Firefox "Live HTTP Headers". ...Tom Robinson -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32884&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32884&r=mysqlcfg