Using Headers to send download

[bob_the _builder]

Hi,

 

The following code should get files from url and prompt download.

 

file.php

 

$file = '/home/fusion/public_html/uploads/'.$_GET['files'].'';

if(!file_exists($file)) die("I'm sorry, the file doesn't seem to exist.");
    
$type = filetype($file);
    
$today = date("F j, Y, g:i a");
$time = time();

header("Content-type: $type");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment;filename=$filename");
header('Pragma: no-cache');
header('Expires: 0');
    
readfile($file);

 

if i send the url as:

 

file.php?1.zip which exists in the uploads folder I get prompted to download file called file.php

 

Any ideas what the issue maybe?

 

 

Cheers