[PHP] file downloading

2003-06-19 Thread Roberts, Mark (Tulsa)
I need to provide a way for users to download data files from a web site. I know that I could have then right click and save-as, however, I need to record this action in a database. If they just right click, I don't have any way to trigger the script to record the transaction. Does some one

Re: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-28 Thread Christian Reiniger
On Wednesday 28 February 2001 01:06, you wrote: Great, thanks. I looked at the file(), but it sounded like is was just for local file use. oops, should've been include(). Sorry :) include () is surely wrong for that. fpassthru (as someone else mentioned), file() and (my personal

[PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Chris
Hi, Is it possible to send a file to a browser? I would like to allow people to download a file, but I don't want to give away the path to the file, so a normal link wouldn't work. I am hoping there is a way to use php to send the file using code, rather than trying to first copy the file to a

RE: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Jason Murray
Is it possible to send a file to a browser? Sure. file(); I would like to allow people to download a file, but I don't want to give away the path to the file, so a normal link wouldn't work. In that case: Header("Content-type: application/octet-stream"); file("whatyouwanttosend"); (

Re: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Chris
Great, thanks. I looked at the file(), but it sounded like is was just for local file use. Is it possible to send a file to a browser? Sure. file(); I would like to allow people to download a file, but I don't want to give away the path to the file, so a normal link wouldn't

RE: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Jason Murray
Great, thanks. I looked at the file(), but it sounded like is was just for local file use. oops, should've been include(). Sorry :) Jason -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

Re: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Chris Lee
?php header("Content-Type: application/download "); header("Content-Disposition: filename=filename.txt "); readfile('/path/to/file.zip'); ? try this, works for me. everywhere I read they say Im supposed to use application/octlet-stream but it doesnt allways seem to work in some