get conent from forced download files

[_SuperString]

Hi,

I intent to add the content of a file to a string, the problem is the file I need to grab fails using fopen, include, require, file_get_contents etc. I noticed that when I try and get the file using a browser, it pops up to download it. The file is a generated php file.

Any help would be great

[Kudose]

try adding your absolute path to the fopen command.

like:

$dir = "/home/username/public_html/";
$file = "file.txt";
$path = $dir.$file;
fopen($path, "w");

[_SuperString]

Originally posted by Kudose
try adding your absolute path to the fopen command.

like:

$dir = "/home/username/public_html/";
$file = "file.txt";
$path = $dir.$file;
fopen($path, "w");

[/B]

I should have explained it better.... I am grabbing a remote file with the full url (it also has a querystring). Example:

$cat_url = 'http://www.somesite/somefolder/file.php?linebreak=;&delim=,&list_delim=|&sort_by=price&order=asc&full_path=true&category='.$_GET['cat'];
$fp = fopen($cat_url, "rb");
$cats = "";
while(!feof($fp)) {
   $cats.= fread($fp,1024);
}
fclose($fp);
echo $cats;

You see, this returns file.php but if accessed in a browser, it pops-up for download.... it's not returning the proper headers anymore!!

[Kudose]

have you tried adding headers?

ie...

header('Content-Type: text/html');