Download Link 2

[BlindPete]

How do i create a link for a file to be downloaded when that file is not located in the public area?

For Example on the server:
file <- files to be downloaded
Public Html\MyDownload.php <- file containing links

Sorry if this is not too clear. I do not want the files for download accessable accept from the MyDownload.php page which is password protected and session controled page.

-Pete
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[Bastien]

<a href='myfiletobedownloaded'>Click here to DL</a>

Bastien

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[miahmiah900]

specify a relative url, such as:

<a href='../file.ext'>Click here to DL</a>

the ../ tells the server to look one level up from the current directory

 

[BlindPete]

thanks fellas but both of those only work if the file to be downloaded is it self within the public area. How can I do it when the file is not in the public area?

-Pete
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[BitFuzzy]

blind, the file needs to be in a 'public' directory.. if you're trying to stop un-authorized persons from grabbing the file, providing links to the file won't help *unless you're requiring a login to authenticate permission to download.

If that's the case you can put the file in a .htaccess protected directory and grab the file from there..

 

[BlindPete]

Ok, DRAT!, Well then I'll stop beating my head into a wall over it. Thanks

-Pete
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Well then The Dead Pool is for you!

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[danielhozac]

You could have PHP feed the file to your users. Just put something like:

<?php
header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
readfile('../files/' . $_GET['file']);
?>

Of course, you'd need a lot more error checking and you need to strictly parse the file argument, or bad things can/will happen.

//Daniel

 

[vbkris]

ypu, daniel's is the best method, the user will not know ur file path that way...

Known is handfull, Unknown is worldfull

 

[Chacalinc]

Why don't set &quot;Alias /source/&quot; on apache and restric the directory only to get the named file? so:

<a href='/source/file.to.get'>Get the file</a>

but if you try

http://you.domain/source

you got a &quot;Access Forbidden&quot;

 

[BlindPete]

Fantastic Folks! I'll try them out tonight! A star for each of you!!!

-Pete
Do you get a little guilty pleasure when a celebrity has a bad day?
Well then The Dead Pool is for you!

http://www.nowthatsodd.com/deadpool/

 

[BlindPete]

Hi folks.... while not a total success you'all got me in the correct direction. many thanks ;-)

<?php
$filename=&quot;&quot;; // the name the file will have on client computer
$file_to_download=&quot;&quot;; // the name the file has on the server (or an FTP or HTTP request)
$user_agent = strtolower ($_SERVER[&quot;HTTP_USER_AGENT&quot;]);
header( &quot;Content-type: application/force-download&quot; );
if ((is_integer (strpos($user_agent, &quot;msie&quot;))) && (is_integer (strpos($user_agent, &quot;win&quot;)))) {
  header( &quot;Content-Disposition: filename=&quot;.$filename);
} else {
  header( &quot;Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=&quot;$filename);
}
header( &quot;Content-Description: File Transfert&quot;);
@readfile($file_to_download);
?>

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.readfile.php

-Pete
Do you get a little guilty pleasure when a celebrity has a bad day?
Well then The Dead Pool is for you!

http://www.nowthatsodd.com/deadpool/

 

[vercesi]

I have a question regarding this technique.

Most people use a javascript:window.open to call the download.php file.
After the file we want to force downloading is indeed downloaded, I could not use javascript:window.close() to close the window were download.php is.

Any ideas?

Thx

Ricardo Vercesi
Development Manager
IT On Time
a DOTONESGPS company

 

[BlindPete]

are you using the close window in an onclick event? or the line following
@readfile($file_to_download);

or just post your code

-Pete
Do you get a little guilty pleasure when a celebrity has a bad day?
Well then The Dead Pool is for you!

http://www.nowthatsodd.com/deadpool/