Download Script

[phproces]

Hey,

I'm desperate: I am building a simple download counter,
which after adding a download to the datbase should initiate the download.....
($filepath = http://www.yourdomain.com/yourfile.exe)
But how do I start the download? (the files are at other servers....)
I tried using include('$filepath') and using java such as file
redirect, but u cant insert code inside jave their...

Anyone around with a solution?

Greets

[mahers]

Not sure if this helps?

$yourfile = "path/to/file.exe";

header("Content-type: application/yourfiletype"); 
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$yourfile "); 
readfile("$yourfile ")

Check out the header() function for more info.

[phproces]

Thnx 4 the reply --> but not sure how to solve it yet....
The next is my code,

<?php

if(!$download_id)
{
 echo "error";
} else {

include("connect_db_inc.php"); 

	$query = "SELECT * FROM downloads where download_id = '$download_id'"; 
	$result = mysql_query($query) or die ("query failed");
	$obj = mysql_fetch_object($result);
	$downloads = $obj->downloads;
	$downloads ++;

	$update = "UPDATE downloads SET downloads='$downloads' WHERE download_id='$download_id'";
	mysql_query($update);

$yourfile = "$obj->filepath"; //filepath looks like [url]http://www.download.com/game.exe[/url]

header("Content-type: application/yourfiletype"); 
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$yourfile "); 
readfile("$yourfile ");

}?>

The files are at other servers, different extensions (zip, exe, jpg, etc, etc,) and this dasn't seem to work...
I searched trough the internet for days now and I am getting pretty insane of all this....
please, what should I use as download launcher??

[mahers]

Terribly sorry I forgot the files were on different servers.

$download_file = "http://www.server.com/game.exe";
header("Location: $download_file");

[phproces]

Hey, still doesn't work, --> now the 'download' part looks like this, but when I open the page nothing happens..., does it has anything to do with the Content-type: application/yourfiletype, does that line needs to change?
+ this is the code to initiate a standard download dialog right?
Thnx for the posts already!!

	


header("Location: $obj->filepath");
header("Content-type: application/yourfiletype"); 
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$obj->filepath "); 
	readfile("$obj->filepath ");

[mahers]

That way only works if the files are on the server which the script is running from. Instead use:

// The path to the file has to look like:
// 
// http://www.yourserver.com/file.exe
//
// not:
// 
// <a href="http://www.yourserver.com/file.exe">Download</a>
//
// Use preg_match() function to strip the link from your 
// $obj->filepath variable.

// Then do the following. This is just an example.
$download_file = "http://www.server.com/files/filename.exe";
header("Location: $download_file");

This has to be done before any html is outputted to the browser.

[phproces]

Thnx again, but I dont get the preg_match() function.
the only thing I get is a whole load of crap when I use this script on a remote file:
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So, whats with the ereg file?
I'am not very good at this, so what would be the solution? (maybe a to big question to ask, but I'm turning hopeless...

Greets