Download a zip file that is not in the web tree

[chadfiles]

Hello All!

I am having problems setting up a file download script.

The files are not in the public web tree for security reasons. I have tried the following:

$url = "/home/path/to/file/";
$total = $url . $files[$file];	
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$files[$file]");
header("Content-Type: application/download; filename=$files[$file]");
header("Content-Description: File Description");
header("Content-Length: " . filesize("$total")); 
readfile($total);

The "files" array is being read from a directory and the "file" is being passed when the user clicks on a link.

The download box comes up like it should, the only problem is after one clicks save there is an error message saying that the file source is invalid.

I have made sure the path is correct as well as debugging the script five or more times. Please help.

[amansabharwal]

you can try two things

you $files[$file] might have and new line character at the end so you trim that using :
$total = $url . trim($files[$file]);

and other thing is instead of using readfile function
try using file() function

[chadfiles]

I have found that the script is adding a .php extension to the file.

Example:
filename.zip downloads as filename.zip.php

The file downloads in Mozilla/Netscape but the error only happens in internet explorer?

[chadfiles]

The problem was not with the code it was with the session.

If you need to download under SSL and are using sessions put

session_cache_limiter("public");

before your session_start();

[irishprogrammin]

How did you fix the .php extension that was being added on, I am having the same problem, but in my case, it only happens in Mozilla, not in IE, opera, or netscape...