Download via PHP

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Hello all!

I have had a script that I want to implement, but am not getting the result I wanted. I am prompted to download and the process begins, but I am only get 1 kb of the file. Is the code incorrect or is there something that my host needs to allow PHP to do? Here is my code:

		 header('Content-Description: File Transfer');

		 header('Content-Type: audio/mpeg');
		 header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.basename($Song_Title));
		 header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
		 header('Expires: 0');
		 header('Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate');
		 header('Pragma: no-cache');
		 header('Content-Length: ' . filesize('    MY URL    /'.$Song));
		 fread('     MY URL      /' .$Song);

Tim

[bradgrafelman]

Few issues with this line:

fread('     MY URL      /' .$Song);  

1. [man]fread/man returns the data it reads. Since you aren't storing or otherwise doing anything with the return value of that function call, this statement essentially has no effect. The data that is read is never sent to the user.

2. fread() takes two parameters, but you've only given it one. This should be causing a PHP error message to be generated, yet you didn't inform us of any. So, either you're ignoring error messages (which seems silly, considering that you're trying to correct an error), or you're not giving us all of the relevant information (which again seems silly, since that only hinders us from helping you).

3. The first parameter that [man]fread/man expects is a [man]resource[/man], but you're giving it a [man]string[/man] instead. This won't work.

4. You're missing a call to [man]fopen/man in the code snippet you've shown us.

5. If you don't care about memory management techniques (e.g. reading and outputting chunks of the file at a time), then there's no reason you shouldn't be using [man]readfile/man instead.

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Brad,

I AM getting an error.

URL file-access is disabled in the server

I should have included this. I get the same error with readfile().

I have used these to get variables from and to write to txt files, so I don't know what is restricting this if anything.

Tim

[bradgrafelman]

Why are you using URLs in the first place? Are the files not on the same server where this script is being used?

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Brad,

You are my best friend!! Ha. I have had this script written for a long time and was having php kick out an html page that had just a url link to the file. I hadn't tried removing the url, but referring to another issue I had, I just remembered being told about that!!! Worked PERFECTLY!! THANKS!!!!

Tim

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Brad,

There is one issue still. When it saves, it is saving it as a text file. Is there a way to do this with the correct file extension added so that it doesn't have to manually be entered?

Tim

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Brad,

Thanks for the help! I figured out I needed to change the Content-Disposition to the file name w/ the extension. Everything is working perfectly. I was curious, though. Is it possible to redirect the header after the header is sent to force the download? I can't figure out whether that is possible.

Tim