[SOLVED] zip headers

[networkthis]

can anyone offer any guidance for creating headers that will allow for the download of a zip file to the browser window.  I have tried many different combos but keep getting corrupt data output on the screen or empty zip files.  I know the zip files are created properly because I can go directly to the page url, save them, unzip them and get all the files out in working form.

 

 

[gijew]

header('Content-Type: application/zip'); but if that fails you can default back to octet/strem

[networkthis]

Ok, I found the solution to my own problem

 

After trying many combinations of header functions nothing seemed to render the contents of any zip folder.  So, I finally discovered that I had to do something similar to the following....

 

<?php

//Display basic headers
header("Pragma: public");   
header("Expires: 0");   
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");   
header("Cache-Control: public");   
header("Content-Description: File Transfer");   
header("Content-Type: application/zip");   
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"YOURzipFile.zip\"");  

//Open the file for streaming
$file = @fopen('YOURzipFile.zip',"rb");   
if ($file) {   
  while(!feof($file)) {   
    print(fread($file, 1024*);   
    flush();   
    if (connection_status()!=0) {   
      @fclose($file);   
      die();   
    }   
  }   
  @fclose($file);   
} 

?>