OK,
After much headbanging I figured out the first part of my problem. I
want to retrieve a file from behind the webroot and to do this I need to
send headers. This should be a simple case of finding out what the file
is called (its extension) and sending the headers via a switch depending
on what the extension is. My previous problem was that I had a URL
string attached to the front of the filename which I got rid of in the
variable $pfile
My question is how do I find out what the extension of my file is. I
have tried explode but it doesn't have the desired effect. I feel stupid
asking as I'm sure this is easy but I can't for the life of me figure it
out:
$pfile = str_replace('get.php?file=','','$file');
$p = explode('.', $pfile);
// How do I say look at the extension and put it into the switch?
$extension = $p;
// end of the bit I'm stuck on.
switch ($extension)
{
// define headers depending on $extension variable.
case "doc" :
header("Content-type: application/msword\n");
break;
case "htm" :
header("Content-type: text/html\n");
break;
case "html" :
header("Content-type: text/html\n");
break;
case "jpg" :
header("Content-type: image/jpeg\n");
break;
case "pdf" :
header("Content-type: application/pdf\n");
break;
case "txt" :
header("Content-type: text/plain\n");
break;
case "xls" :
header("Content-type: application/vnd.ms-excel\n");
break;
default :
// force download dialog if no extension defined.
header("Content-type: application/octet-stream\n");
header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=\"$file\"\n");
break;
}
Steve Jackson
Web Development and Marketing Manager
Viola Systems Ltd.
http://www.violasystems.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mobile +358 50 343 5159
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