Is there a php function to download a file from the file system

[amir4lamp]

Is there a php function to download a file from the file system, NOT simply by using anchor. Because i have to first copy the file into a seperate folder then rename it and then download it.

Thanks

 

[sleipnir214]

You don't need to download or upload the file. It's already where you need it, on the server.

All you need to do is copy the file to the appropriate place. Have you looked at copy() and rename()?



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[amir4lamp]

I have to download the file thats the final goal.

The only reason why i have to copy and rename the file, is bcz the file name is encrypted, which does not make any sense to the end-user.

and also bcz i want to keep the original encrypted copy of the file.

and then will delete all the files at the end of the month using cronjobs etc.

 

[feherke]

Hi

Do you mean that you have to download it, or just to server it to the visitor who downloads it ?

For the later case this could be a sample solution :

<?php
header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".$_GET["file"]);
readfile("secret_download_dir/".$_GET["file"]);
?>

And offer a link to an URL like the below to the visitor :

http://example.com/download.php?file=whatever.ext

Feherke.

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[jpadie]

remember to enclose the filename in double quotes in the header

header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="FILENAME"');

 

[vacunita]

You can use the header jpadie suggested to have the save as dialog automatically populated with a filename of your choice:

If you want the user to be prompted to save the data you are sending, such as a generated PDF file, you can use the » Content-Disposition header to supply a recommended filename and force the browser to display the save dialog.

Using jpadie's suggestion:

<?php
header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="[red]suggestedfilename.ext[/red]");
readfile("secret_download_dir/[red]encryptedfilename.ext[/red]");
?>

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[jpadie]

the quoting is slightly wrong in vacunita's example

header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
header([red]'[/red]Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="suggestedfilename.ext"[red]'[/red]);
readfile("secret_download_dir/encryptedfilename.ext");

or you can use double quotes around the outside and escaped double quotes inside.

 

[feherke]

Hi

header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="suggestedfilename.ext");
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I prefer it with even number of double quotes ( " )...

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[vacunita]

Sorry forgot to fix the quotes. jpadie is right either single quotes surrounding double quotes or viceversa.


Sorry, my bad.


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