Download a blocked file

[KingOfHeart]

Is there a function to download a file that is normally blocked by .htaccess

 

When a user uploads a file, I don't want it to be accessible until after it's approved.

 

If there is no function, maybe I can copy the file, force a download, and delete it?

[KingOfHeart]

After searching the web, I found a script.

 

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);
    exit;
}
}

 

So far this script works fine.