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From: "Dan Cech" <dc...@phpwerx.net>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 2:22 PM
To: <talk@lists.nyphp.org>
Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] Does PHP have file size download limits?
Bestpractice?
On 5/16/2011 2:16 PM, David Roth wrote:
I want to offer users to be able to download a file from a PHP script. I
seem to remember there were/are file size download limits with PHP?
You're probably thinking of the php ini settings that affect file uploads.
The issues you're likely to run into offering large downloads are
indirect; memory limits can be a problem if you have to buffer the entire
file into memory in PHP.
If you can stream it out to the client instead you can offer virtually
unlimited file sizes. You may need to extend the maximum execution time
to avoid having your script cut off mid-download.
Also
what is the best practice for doing this with a PHP script? Thanks!
Best practice would include providing proper HTTP headers according to
your situation, including Content-Disposition (with filename) and
Content-Length so the browser's download progress meter will work
properly.
Dan
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