[PHP] file redirect?

2002-02-10 Thread Ed Lazor
I'm trying to figure something out and thought I'd see if you guys have any ideas. The goal: tracking the number of downloads for files on the server. The approach: routing file downloads through /download.php like this: http://server/download.php?target=/myfile.zip What I tried

Re: [PHP] file redirect?

2002-02-10 Thread Bogdan Stancescu
Well, you have to send the actual file - otherwise the result of a zero-length file is not surprising at all. Bogdan Ed Lazor wrote: I'm trying to figure something out and thought I'd see if you guys have any ideas. The goal: tracking the number of downloads for files on the server. The

Re: [PHP] file redirect?

2002-02-10 Thread Philip J. Newman
, February 11, 2002 11:30 AM Subject: [PHP] file redirect? I'm trying to figure something out and thought I'd see if you guys have any ideas. The goal: tracking the number of downloads for files on the server. The approach: routing file downloads through /download.php like this: http

Re: [PHP] file redirect?

2002-02-10 Thread Ed Lazor
At 12:58 AM 2/11/2002 +0200, Bogdan Stancescu wrote: Well, you have to send the actual file - otherwise the result of a zero-length file is not surprising at all. That makes sense. I thought the last line was doing that. How would I do it in a way that works for local and remote files?

Re: [PHP] file redirect?

2002-02-10 Thread Bogdan Stancescu
Ah, didn't know you also serve remote files. In this case Philip's solution makes much more sense - otherwise you'll have to download the file on the server side and upload it to the client, which is way too much fuss to worth it. Bogdan Ed Lazor wrote: At 12:58 AM 2/11/2002 +0200, Bogdan