note 80882 added to function.session-start

Having a problem in IE causing your getFile.php script to be pushed to the browser as an empty text file, instead of the intended attachment? If your php config causes session_start() to output a cookie, or anything funky, IE will not like the filename and will also try and read the file contents inline into the browser window. Don't use session_start() or USE Output Buffering after the session is started. <? //session_start(); function force_download($file) { if ((isset($file))&&(file_exists($file))) { $fileArray = explode("/", $file); header("Content-type: application/force-download"); header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".$fileArray[sizeof($fileArray)-1]); header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: Binary"); header("Content-length: ".filesize($file)); header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream'); header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".$fileArray[sizeof($fileArray)-1]); readfile("$file"); } else { echo "No file selected"; } //end if }//end function ?> ---- Server IP: 208.69.120.35 Probable Submitter: 63.164.69.215 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.session-start.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/80882 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80882/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80882/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80882/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80882/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80882/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80882/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80882 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/80882 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php