ober Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 [b]Q. How can I force download of files?[/b]A. I found this snip of code and it looks promising. [code]<?php// force to download a file// ex, ( [url=http://localhost/php/download.php?file=C:/Apache]http://localhost/php/download.php?file=C:/Apache[/url] Group/Apache2/hongkong.php )// hope this can save your time :-)$file = $_REQUEST['file'];header("Pragma: public");header("Expires: 0");header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0"); header("Content-Type: application/force-download");header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".basename($file));header( "Content-Description: File Transfer");@readfile($file);?>[/code]This hasn't been much of a common question, but it is helpful nontheless. [b]MODIFICATION 6/23/06[/b]Just above the @readfile, addition of the following code will inform the browser of what's coming -- allowing it properly report download progress and estimated completion time.[code] header('Accept-Ranges: bytes'); header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));[/code]Acknowledgement: steveo31, michaellunsford Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/11578-force-downloads/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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