downloading a file within php

[andyman]

if you want to present a downloadable file in html, you simply use
<a href="mymusic.mp3"> download </a>, and the user must click on the link to download the file.

But what if I am inside the php tags, and I want to make the file download automatically if some function returns a "true" value, eh..

I'd appreciate any help
cheers in advance!

Andy

[[deleted]]

if it returns true, tell the php to call this function.

$dlurl = "song.mp3";

goto($dlurl) {
header("Location: $dlurl");
}

[kparker]

With the caution that this only works if you haven't yet displayed any content.

[girish]

Yep, just read the "header" documentation under the PHP manual.

[Anon]

how can i give option to user, whether he run the file from its current location or save it to the disk, and if he likes to save, give her pop up to give path for that file...

kindly help me i'm facing this query since a week back.

help me...

navi