Greetings all,
I am having great difficulties with an online app that I am developing.
To avoid issues with file permissions etc, I am saving files into a MySQL
database (soon to be PostgreSQL), which works marvellously. Along with the
contents of the file, I save the name, mime-type and size.
When it comes time to get the files back out, I have a script that gets hit
using a URL something like "download.php?file=17" and looks like this;
------- start script --------
<?php
include("conf/preferences.php");
include("lib/generic.php");
header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: no-cache");
// Get the file from the database into a standard result set
$getSQL = "SELECT * FROM Files WHERE id='$file'";
$fileResult = db_query($getSQL);
$theFile = db_fetch_array($fileResult);
// If the file is intended as a download, then tell the browser to download it
// rather than display it.
if ($download == "yes")
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"" .
$theFile["name"] . "\"");
// Send a header telling the browser what type of file is coming and some
details
header("Content-Type: " . $theFile["type"]);
header("Content-Description: PCS Database Saved File");
header("Content-Length: " . $theFile["size"] . "");
// Then pipe the file contents to the browser.
echo $theFile["contents"];
?>
------ end script -------
Now this all works perfectly well on a normal (insecure) server, the file
gets downloaded, the mime-type is correct, the filename presents itself for
download and everything in sweet.
The problem is that the system I am developing is actually running on a
secure server, and this does NOT work in that environment. I am testing on
Internet Explorer 5 and it throws an error after you tell it you want to
download the file, saying this;
---- error message ----
Internet Explorer cannot download ...load.php?file=17&download=yes from
www.yourserver.com.
Internet Explorer was not abl to open this Internet site. The requested
site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
Please try again later.
---- end message ----
Not very helpful at all.
SO now I am at a standstill, I am completely stuck, and no one else I know
has come up with anything that can solve the problem yet - any assistance
would be fantastic - thanks all.
Beau
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Beau Lebens - Web Master
Insurance My Way, Your Friendly Online Broker
(08) 9226 5888
http://www.insurancemyway.com.au/
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