File download...

[deemarcus]

Hi the following code is part of my php page which displays files in a folder/s. When the user select the file it opens it automatically, can i pass the file to a download page or somthing which will open the file and prompt the user to download>


chdir($path);
$file_location = "files/standard/reports/".basename($current_dir)."/";
echo "<a href=\"$file_location$value\">$value</a>";

Please can anyone help!

Kindest regards,


Dee

 

[thenewa2x]

Where is the location to the files via URL. What you have shown here is via a path which in not accessible through your web-browser.

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http://www.visualactive.net/

 

[Olavxxx]

Hi..
You will need to use header() with attatchment, define document-type, etc.

<?php
// We'll be outputting a PDF
header('Content-type: application/pdf');

// It will be called downloaded.pdf
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downloaded.pdf"');

// The PDF source is in original.pdf
readfile('original.pdf');
?>

I took that code from:

http://no.php.net/header

I would read up there, if I where you.
Personally, I have made a great "download" script, with "request download", download id's, etc. a system which stores in a table who downloads what, etc.

but, how complex you want it, is all up to you.
no matter how simple you want it, read the examples, comments, requirements, limitations, etc.

good luck, it's not too hard

Olav Alexander Mjelde

http://www.volvo-power.net

Admin & Webmaster