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kev1952
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I have searched here and the PHP manual but haven't found what I want. I would like to be able to create a script that will control downloads (as in automatically start a download). I just need a hint about what functions are used to send a file - I want to create the script myself but just need a starting point.
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kev1952
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Sorry - I want to have a user click on a file download link that takes him/her to another page that that can have anything on it. On that page would also be a "file download will start shortly - if not click here" type message. The file download would then begin. Somwthing similar to using a meta refresh in HTML.
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AbyssUnderground
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| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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You could make a php file that uses download.php?file=whatever.zip and then it displays the information for that file. Im sure there is a php script out there to do it or it shouldnt be too hard to make a custom one.
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MonkeyNation
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Why not just use a meta refresh then?
I don't see what's so hard about this.
Edit: Timing!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Very good timing!
The problem with a meta refresh is that there would have to be a seperate page for each file. With the PHP script there is one page and the file is passed through a form on the previous page to the file= part of the script.
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MonkeyNation
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| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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I see.
Why not something as simple as:
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if (!file_exists("files/".$_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']))
echo "No such file.";
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echo "<a href='files/".$_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']."'>Download</a>, etc. etc.";
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And link to download.php?whatever.zip and put whatever.zip in files/?
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kev1952
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| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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MN - I know how to get to the file (similar to what you have posted above) but the info I want is how to get PHP to actually send the file. I could use the META refresh method (from PHP) but I would like a more elegant way of doing it.
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AbyssUnderground
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| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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PHP doesnt send files, the web server does. PHP simply points the browser to the location of the file.
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