Problem with http header for download script

[paniker]

Do you now a possibility to send an http-header that forwards you to an new location (in my case a new file that is supposed to be downloaded) and also suggests a new filename for this certain file (e.g. using Content-Disposition).

I tried this:

<?php
header(&quot;Content-Type: application/octet-stream&quot;
header(&quot;Location:

http://whatever/some_file.exe&quot;);

header(&quot;Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=file.exe&quot;
?>

 

[pain4u]

You need to make it one header call, once headers are sent...you can't send anymore.

<?php
header(&quot;Location:

http://www.whatever.com/some_file.exe&quot;);

?>

That should be all you need to get them to get the file, the browser will ask them if they want to download it automatically. - PAINKILLER