php ftp download using header

[dubc07]

Is there anyway to use php's ftp to download to computer rather than a local host or remote?

 

I know we can use copy feature but i 'm wanting to download to computer via header

[dubc07]

This is going to be a tough one.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

FTP is a protocol. It requires an ftp client and a ftp server. The php ftp functions "implement client access to file servers speaking the File Transfer Protocol (FTP)" and therefor require a ftp server at the other end in order to send or retrieve files.

 

I'm not sure if that answers your question as it was fairly vague.

[dubc07]

To follow up on the answer provided by PFMaBiSmAd

 

I have a php script that access's the ftp via ftp servername, username and password

The scripts pulls the data by directory using the php function ftp_nlist. This script that

i have is successful at connecting to the ftp server and displaying directory and files listed on the server.

 

However there is no function for grabbing and downloading to a pc via browser header

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

 

There are functions for copy and write to local and remotes on the server

but i was just wondering if any of you brilliant developers out there had a means of downloading via headers.

 

[trq]

Take a look at the force download script in the FAQ/Snippet Repo maybe?