[Resolved] download question

[neil]

Is there anyway to make PHP restrict downloads as actual downloads, instead for example, sometimes you see an image like gif or jpeg will be seen in the browser instead of it being downloaded to the users system, any chance of fixing this?

Thanks for any help.

Originally posted by bpat1434
Don't forget to mark it as resolved if you're getting what you expect.

Glad I could help.

~Brett

Done! 🙂

[bpat1434]

This isn't really a php problem I think. As far as I know, you can modify the headers sent as you like. You can probably send them as straight binary code, and the user will be asked to download it, rather than view it.

header('Content-type: binary/octet-stream');
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=DownloadedImage.jpg; size=".$imagesize)

Don't know if that will get you what you want, but it may point you in the right direction.

I'll refer you to a site that gave me this with a quick Google search:
Stream images to browser, save/open option(s)

~Brett

[neil]

That's just top drawer stuff bpat1434, works with those headers in place (so far hehe).... thanks 🙂

[bpat1434]

Don't forget to mark it as resolved if you're getting what you expect.

Glad I could help.

~Brett