[SOLVED] headers and forceing a download

[PC Nerd]

Hi,

 

I know you can force a downlaod dialog with headers.... however a) im not sure how to do it and b) my current code doesnt work.  Is this corect, or am i completely on the wrong track....thanks for your help in advance.

 

header("Content-type: application/".$_GET['type']."");

header("Content-Disposition: attachment; ".$_GET['file'].";");

readfile("$_GET['file']");

[HuggieBear]

You're on the right track.

 

Take a look at the user comments on the readfile() manual page for more details.

 

Regards

Huggie

[jaymc]

I use this to for wma files

 

	header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
header("Content-Type: audio/x-ms-wma");

readfile("../AuDiO/$file");

[jaymc]

Just make sure the content type is relitive to the mime type of file

[PC Nerd]

hmmmmm

 

 

m not too familiar with mime types etc.  what are they?  also, ill be downloading about 5 different file types with my script.  eould this pose a poblem?

 

tthankx

[PC Nerd]

bump

 

 

what are MIME types etc?  im not too familiar with this.  all i want this script to do is get the file that it is given, and create a download dialog.  I dont want it read in the browser (like pdf etc)....?

 

thanks

[HuggieBear]

bump

 

what are MIME types etc?

 

What happens when you google it?

 

Huggie

[PC Nerd]

thanks, all solved.