note 27532 added to function.fpassthru
| From: | weezernation at rack1 dot php dot net | Date: | Tue, 10 Dec 2002 02:56:56 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 27532 added to function.fpassthru | ||
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When using readfile() -or fopen() and fpassthru() - make sure that if you are dealing with large
files that are located on your server, use absolute paths and not URL's! Otherwise, the file
will essentially be downloaded twice - the script will access the file from your web server itself,
and then output it to the client, doubling the bandwidth. I made this mistake in a download script I
made that included files on other servers, when the file was on mine, I forgot to use absolute
paths. So, even for good practice if your files you're accessing are small, use absolute paths
whenever possible. Seems obvious, but don't forget about it.
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