Help changing file type of a script...

[AnthonyTW]

Bad title, but I didn't know how to word it...

Anyway, from a page on my site you can upload tutorials which can be any file type. The file and the file type is stored in a MySql database. Later, users can go to "getfile.php?id=[file_id]" to download the file. I use code not unlike this:

header("Content-type: $type");
echo $data;

That works all fine and dandy, but the problem I am having is that when the download window comes up, it acts as if the file is an unknown type, so when you save it, it tries to save it as a PHP file. The file I tested with was a DLL, so how can I make it use .dll file extension instead of .php? Can I change the default file name or something through the headers?

[AnthonyTW]

Okay, I've kind of figured it out, but I don't like this way... I use Apache's mod_rewrite engine to change "getfile/filename.ext" into "getfile.php?file=filename.exe" so that works, but how can I do it without using mod_rewrite?

[kevinsequeira]

try this
$the_file = $file_name.".".$file_extension";

if (strstr($HTTP_USER_AGENT,"MSIE")){
header ( "Content-Disposition: attatchment; filename=$the_file");
}
else
{
header ( "Content-Type: application/x-zip-compressed");
// that was for for zip file, change it for your file extension
header ( "Content-Disposition: filename=$the_file");
}

reg
kevin