File Downloads

[bengaltgrs]

Does a PHP function exist to force a file download? I have a situation where certain people can download files, but others cannot. However, the file is just sitting on the server, so anyone could download the file if they knew the full address.  I plan to use a .htaccess file to protect the directory, but at the same time I do not want people to have to type in a username and password every time they want to download a file.

[The Little Guy]

Have a like to this page, with a get, I used something like this:

mysite.com/download.php?filename=this-is-my-file.jpg

 

download.php:

 

<?php
    if (isset($_GET['filename'])){

        header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
        // what the file will be called
        header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".$_GET['filename'].";");
        // It the file will be named when it is down loaded
        readfile($_GET['filename']);
    }
?>