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[NCllns]

Hi,

I want to make a download system where the user that downloads the file never see the download URL (kinda like an Anti-Leech script) I would have a link like this:

<a href="download.php?id=2">Download This File</a>

My question is I can do all the mysql stuff, but how do I actually start the download? Thanks for any help 🙂!

[Weedpacket]

Have download.php send suitable headers to specify file type and name, and then use either fpassthru() or readfile() to read and output the file.

[kevinsequeira]

download.php **
<?
$download_folder_path = "/your_file_folder/";
// get the file name from the database by searching with the id
$the_file = $file_name_from_the database;
$file = $download_folder_path.$the_file;

if (strstr($HTTP_USER_AGENT,"MSIE")){
header ( "Content-Disposition: filename=$the_file");
}
else
{
header ( "Content-Type: application/x-zip-compressed");
// change header Content Type To match the type of file, the example is for a zip file
header ( "Content-Disposition: filename=$the_file");
}
readfile($file);
?>