Generating txt file for download

[_OwNeD.YoU_]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if there is any way to generate a file for users to download.

 

I have text that a query grabs, i was wondering if there is anyway for it to be downloaded into a text file for download, but there are tons of them are would rather not have them actually stored on the server.

[gevans]

How's you php? and is the data stored on a database;

 

You can use a script to force download using headers and build a txt file that will never exist on your server

[s0c0]

Here:

 

function download($file) 
{
	if(file_exists($file)) 
	{
    	header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
        header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
        header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.basename($file));
        header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
        header('Expires: 0');
        header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
        header('Pragma: public');
        header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));
        ob_clean();
        flush();
        readfile($file);
	}
}

[gevans]

That code is checking for a file that already exists. Do you want to use existing files or content from a database for example?

[s0c0]

That code is checking for a file that already exists. Do you want to use existing files or content from a database for example?

 

Yes it checks first to see if the file exists and if it does, it then forces a download....

[_OwNeD.YoU_]

yeaa its all stored in the database, having trouble get that to work though,

 

<?php

$file = "Hello World";

function download($file)

{

if(file_exists($file))

{

    header('Content-Description: File Transfer');

        header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');

        header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.basename($file));

        header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');

        header('Expires: 0');

        header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');

        header('Pragma: public');

        header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));

        ob_clean();

        flush();

        readfile($file);

}

}

 

?>

 

thats what i just have for a test, $file is where the infomation is stored correct?

thanks again guys sorry for the late responce i was on vacation.