RE: [PHP] left click downloads

[Javier Montserat]

here is a simple function I have created to do single click downloads in php 
-

function sendFile($filepath) {
  $filename = basename($filepath);
  $mimeType = mime_content_type($filepath)
  header(Content-type: $mimeType);
  header(Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$filename);
  readfile($filepath);
}

In Unix can anyone post a method of obtaining mimeType using the file 
command which could be compatible with this function?

I guess this is possible... my understanding is that mime_content_type() is 
based on unix file commands method of pattern matching 'magic bytes' of 
known file formats.

hope this is useful to some of you...

javier


From: David Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Javier Montserat' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [PHP] left click downloads
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 13:46:58 +0200

Hi Javier,

Nope, this is not a php thing at all. You could probably get it right
with Javascript or something similar.

HTH

David Russell
IT Support Manager
Barloworld Optimus (Pty) Ltd
Tel: +2711 444-7250
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web: www.BarloworldOptimus.com

-Original Message-
From: Javier Montserat [mailto:codareef;hotmail.com]
Sent: 12 November 2002 01:24 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] left click downloads


I want to make it easier for people to download files from my website by

having the download start when the visitor clicks a link (as opposed to
right click / save target as).

How can I achieve this with PHP?  Do I include the file in a header()
call ?

Thanks,

javier





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Re: [PHP] left click downloads

[Maxim Maletsky]

Yes. Just make a header appropriate for browser to understand that it
should fire up the download dialog.


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Javier Montserat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... :

 I want to make it easier for people to download files from my website by 
 having the download start when the visitor clicks a link (as opposed to 
 right click / save target as).
 
 How can I achieve this with PHP?  Do I include the file in a header() call ?
 
 Thanks,
 
 javier
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [PHP] left click downloads

[Ernest E Vogelsinger]

At 13:15 12.11.2002, Maxim Maletsky said:
[snip]
Yes. Just make a header appropriate for browser to understand that it
should fire up the download dialog.
[snip] 

To force virtually any browser into download mode, specify your content
being an application/octet-stream:

header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');

Of course, if you're serving an MSWord document (phew) you might have
MSWord open directly in the browser:

header('Content-Type: application/msword');



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