Force download header not working

[Manixat]

Hello freaks,

 

Last week I asked for a way to download files without showing the paths and I was given this

 

		header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"{$fname}\"");
		header("Content-Type: application/force-download");
		header("Content-Description: File Transfer");  

 

 

It is downloading the files and all but the problem is that no matter what type of file I download it's never openable. Why is that and how do I fix it?

Thanks in advance!

[Manixat]

Alright I figured I was missing the readfile() but now I have another question, is there any way I can rename the user's file, meaning that say for instance the file that is to be downloaded is located in /files/file.ext and the downloaded copy is going to be named files_file.ext. I want it to be just file.ext. Some assistance?

[requinix]

That's what the $fname is for.