Web Based File Download

[[deleted]]

Over the weekend I upgraded my version of php from 4.2.1 to 4.2.3. I had a web based file download utility that was working with the old version. I recompiled PHP with the same option as the previous version and now, when I select a file to download, the file name that it tries to select is "download.php?filename.txt"

I am wondering if anything has changed in the new version on how php handles headers.

[eoghain]

Sorry I don't have an answer, but I've noticed this also, but only with IE. Netscape seems to work just fine. If you choose open from location you will see that the file name will eventually change to be the one that you are sending in the headers (I have to do it twice before the file is displayed and not the download page).

[viper21634]

will you post the code and let us look at it, or if you would prefer, zip the files and PM me a link, I will take a look and see what I can see, I would say that it is probally a depricieated function.

[[deleted]]

Sorry for the delay in response.

Here is the code from my dowload.php

<?
session_start();
if( !$SESSION['username'] )
{
$SESSION['access_message'] = "Invalid access point. Please check your URL and ensure you are logged in.";
header("location: https://www.myserver.tdl/fileshare/noaccess.php");
}
$queryObject = $SERVER["QUERY_STRING"];
header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$queryObject");
readfile($SESSION['BASE_DIR'].$_SESSION['relativeDir'].$queryObject);
?>

BASE_DIR and relativeDir are set on main.php and passed to download.php. Hope this helps.

[viper21634]

Well let me ask a question, where do you define your session vars???

now I shall look at your code:

<? 
session_start(); 
if( ! isset($_SESSION['username'])) 
{ 
$_SESSION['access_message'] = "Invalid access point. Please check your URL and ensure you are logged in."; 
header("location: [url]https://www.myserver.tdl/fileshare/noaccess.php[/url]"); 
} 
$queryObject = $_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"]; 
header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); 
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$queryObject"); 
readfile($_SESSION['BASE_DIR'].$_SESSION['relativeDir'].$queryObject); 
?>

I made one change to the code, try that if it wont work post back and i will look some more

[[deleted]]

Unfortunately the addition you made didn't work. After I added the target statement, it stopped working. To answer your question about where my session variables are defined, defined in the previous page, main.php which on there is a download icon which calls download.php

Hope this answers your question.

PS: I did notice that it works in Netscape like eoghain mentioned, but doesn't work in IE 5.5 or 6.0