php to download dynamic files.

[daydreamer]

i want to use php to download a text file which is created on the fly on another server.

 

I know how to download files with a URL like this

www.example.com/directory/fileone.txt

 

But the file i am after has a URL like this

www.example.com/directory/

, when i click the download link on the page the download prompt in my browser pops up.

 

I have read on another site that they use code like this to force a download prompt and prevent displaying the contents of the file in the browser:

<?php 
header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"my-data.txt\"");
?>

 

So obviously the server i need the file from is using code like the above. Any ideas?

[daydreamer]

anyone?