[RESOLVED] Renaming files for downloads

[igorlopez]

Hi,

I am quite new to html/php/mysq and have not been able to find out how to rename files on my server when user downloads them.

Scenario is as follows.

On my server I have files with unique names (to handle different revisions)
and a database which maps unique file name with the real file name (real file name comes from upload)
I would like the user to get the file on his/her local machine to have the real file name after downloading without having to make a temporary copy on my server.

Example:
Server Side file name: m00001

Real Filename on client after download: myTest.pdf

The href for the file to download will be handled by php with revision information from drop down menu.

Thanks
/Igor

[NogDog]

<?php
$localFile = 'm00001';
$dlFileName = 'myTest.pdf';
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($localFile));
header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.$dlFileName.'"');
header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
readfile($localFile);

[igorlopez]

Thanks for the response.
I will try this once I get the framework up.
Didn't understand that the readfile function would automatically pop up a "save as" Dialog on the client side.
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