bengaltgrs Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Little Guy Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 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']); } ?> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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