[Resolved] [Resolved] File Downloading Trouble

Rulkster

I have files on my site that I want to offer to people to download them. I want to have it where the download box comes up and they can choose to save the file on their machine. I am using the following code below in a php script called: download_now.php. I am passing the variable $fd to this script which is the absolute path to where the file is located (ex. http://www.mysite.com/filearea/goodsong.mp3)

$output_file = "$fd";
$content_len = 666;

@ob_end_clean();
@ini_set('zlib.output_compression', 'Off');
header('Pragma: public');
header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: none');
header('Content-Type: application/octetstream; name="' . $output_file . '"');
header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="' . $output_file . '"');
header("Content-length: $content_len");

It is not working. The download box comes up but the file it wants to download is download_now.php instead of goodsong.mp3. It also saves it as an html document.

What is wrong in my code above?

Thanks for any help

drew010

try changing
header('Content-Type: application/octetstream; name="' . $output_file . '"');
to
header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');

Rulkster

That did not work drew, same problem is occuring.

drew010

$output_file = $fd;
$name = basename($fd);
$loc = dirname($fd);
$path = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . $loc . "/" . $name;

$length = filesize($path);

header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $name . '"');
header("Content-length: $length");
echo file_get_contents($path);
exit;

what about that?

Rulkster

Thanks, that put me in the right direction. It wasn't working exactly with this:

$name = basename($fd);
$loc = dirname($fd);
$path = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . $loc . "/" . $name;

So I made these changes where I sent $fn = filename and $fd = directory path where the file is stored. This made it work perfect.

$name = "$fn";
$loc = "$fd";
$path = $loc . "/" . $name;

Thanks Drew!!! Your a lifesaver.

drew010

good thinking, im glad we got it going right.