note 34319 added to function.fread

readfile() cause a lot of problem with IE when trying to 'open' a file while download the file using the header() scripts. I'm using IIS and IE where this problem occur. Instead, the alternative is to use the fopen(), fread(), fclose() and spit out the result. This solve the problem with opening the file while downloading. --snip-- $file="test.exe"; header ("Pragma: public"); header ("Expires: 0"); // set expiration time header ("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0"); header ("Content-Type: application/force-download"); header ("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); header ("Content-Type: application/download"); header ("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=test_different_name.exe;"); header ("Content-Length: ".filesize($file)); header ("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary"); //readfile($file); //$content = fread ($fp, filesize($file)); //fclose ($fp); //print $content; $fp = fopen($file, 'rb'); $content = fread ($fp, filesize($file)); fclose ($fp); print $content; exit(); --snip-- ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fread.php Edit Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+34319 Delete Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+34319&report=yes Reject Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+34319&report=yes