try this:
<?php
... ...
$filename = "test";
header("Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate");
header("Content-type:".$mime_type);
header("Content-Disposition:filename=".$filename.".doc");
echo "hello, world!";
?>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin French" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Alex Shi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] Link for downloading?
> http://www.zend.com/zend/trick/tricks-august-2001.php
>
> the stuff he does with mime types and headers is all relevant to what you
> want to do...
>
> Justin
>
>
> on 07/09/02 1:56 AM, Alex Shi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> > Thanks for your reply! Still have another question: How to use
> > header() to generate download link?
> >
> > Alex
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Alex Shi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 7:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] Link for downloading?
> >
> >
> >> Question 1:
> >> I think this has to do with how you attribute your file extensions in
> >> httpd.conf (Apache thing, not PHP), so check out the docs on apache.org
> >>
> >> Question 2:
> >> I woudl tend to believe it depends what kind of link it is...
> >> is it and HTTP downlaod site (which would use the windows "save file as"
> >> dialog, or is it a link to an FTP site, which may use your local FTP
> >> software...
> >>
> >> HTH
> >> -Brad
> >>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> How to create a link that when click it will lauch file downloading at
> >>> client's end.
> >>>
> >>> And another question which might be biased from this topic, but
> >>> still related with the subject of this message: why some downloading
> >>> link will lauch a ftp client such as NetAnts or Download Accelerator
> >>> while other link will start a Window's builtin download window?
> >>>
> >>> Alex
> >>>
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> >>
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