Output on Browser after ob_clean command and flush

[Antonio1471]

function Download_Delete_File($filename,$destPos) {
ignore_user_abort (true);
set_time_limit ( 0 );
$file_path = './'.$filename;
$file_type = 'text/csv';
$file_name = $filename;
//header ( 'Cache-Control: max-age=31536000' );
//header ( 'Expires: Mon, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT' );
header ( 'Content-Length: ' . filesize ( $file_path ) );
//header ( 'Content-Disposition: filename="' . $file_name . '"' );
header ( 'Content-Type: ' . $file_type . '; name="' . $file_name . '"' );
header('Content-disposition: attachment;filename="' . $file_name . '"');
ob_clean();
flush();
readfile ( $file_name );
unlink ( $destPos );
unlink ( $file_name );
exit ();
}

Hi all,
I have used the code above to do a download of a file generated by PHP code on the client and it works.
Now I have the problem of making the browser write more echoes to indicate that the file is in the download folder and some other information.
I have tried removing the exit command to make the PHP code continue but it does not work.
I also tried ob_start, $continue=ob_get_clean, but I can't see the rest of the code on the browser.
It just stops at the start page without continuing.
Do you have a suggestion to continue the php script so that it shows me the rest of the print functionthat is called after the download?
I also tried calling the print function first, but to no avail.
Do you have any ideas that can help me?
Thanks

[kicken]

You cannot send any more information other than the downloaded file's content.  Any other information you try and send will just be part of the download.  If you want a thank you message or similar to appear you either need to show it before you start the download, or after a delay using javascript.  Before is easier, which is why you'll often see places take to you a page that read like:

Quote

Thank you for downloading XYZ, your download should begin shortly.

They show that page, then issue a redirect to the download URL so the browser will start the download.

[Antonio1471]

22 minutes ago, kicken said:

You cannot send any more information other than the downloaded file's content.  Any other information you try and send will just be part of the download.  If you want a thank you message or similar to appear you either need to show it before you start the download, or after a delay using javascript.  Before is easier, which is why you'll often see places take to you a page that read like:

They show that page, then issue a redirect to the download URL so the browser will start the download.

Thank you for your reply.
I tried printing before calling the download function but it doesn't work.
You recommend that I put the function in a new php page, thank the user, and then a redirect to the new php page that effectuates the download and deletion of the file, correct?
But how can I pass 2 variables to the download page?
I need to indicate the name of the file to download and delete.
Now I call the function like this : Download_Delete_File($filename,$destPos);
Thanks again

[Antonio1471]

I tried putting the function in a new php page and calling it with :
header("Location: ./anotherFile.php"); 
and first print THANK YOU.
It still won't print it.
If I flush it prints it, but it doesn't call up the new downoload php page.

[kicken]

If you use a header redirect then the browser will not render the output of that request and instead just fetch the next page.  So you need to delay the redirect by returning a normal response that the browser will render and have that page then perform the redirect.  That delay can be accomplished by using either JavaScript or a meta refresh to issue the redirect after the page has loaded. 

 

[Antonio1471]

Hi kicken,
I followed your advice and inserted a http-equiv meta on the download_and_delete.php page with 1 second delay
By doing this I have the file data and a thank you printed.
Thank you very much for your advice.
Bye
Antonio