Redirect after readfile

[AlanArons]

I have a routine to download a file that downloads OK. After the download, I want to redirect the user to another page. The following code seems to stop processing after the readfile statement. Anyone have any thoughts

header("Pragma: public");
header("Expires: 0"); // set expiration time
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
header("Content-Type: application/force-download");
header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
header("Content-Type: application/download");
header("Content-Length: ".filesize($downloadFile));
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".basename($downloadFile).";");
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
readfile("$downloadFile");
header("Location: wndadmin.php");

Thanks for your input

Alan Arons

 

[jpadie]

because the readfile() effectively stops the headers and starts the content. once content (any content) has been sent you cannot send any more headers.

 

[AlanArons]

Is there a way then to redirect to a success page? Or is there an alternative to the download sequence I am using?

Alan Arons

 

[jpadie]

you could use javascript i guess. the download would have to be triggered by js too. but it's a bit odd: the user knows whether a download is successful. why does the developer need to tell him again?