downloading problem

[Anon]

Hello,

I have a problem for downloading csv files. I read the past threads about downloading problem. There is a clear answer and I tried it. For IE on win98 and win2000, it works very well, but for IE on winNT server, it dosen't work.
This is a php file, download.php, which I have written:

<?php
$dlpath = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['PATH_INFO'];
$dlfile = basename($dlpath);
Header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $dlfile . '"');
Header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
readfile($dlpath);
?>

and I made a php file, csvdl.php, which has a link like:

'http://www.myhost.com/download.php/absolute-path/to/csvfile.csv'

as html code. When I click the link with IE on winNT server, a dialog box for download appears. But, the file I can download is php file, csvdl.php !! On the other hand, I can download csvfile.csv with IE on win98.

I need a help for this problem, please.

Best regards,
Chiyo

[ame12]

I checked PHP.net and saw this... it may help... dunno for sure.

[e-mail]
23-May-2001 04:51
On my win32 system, I found that readfile doesn't appear to open the file in binary mode, giving unexpected results when trying to process a binary file. A successfull workaround was to use:

// readfile($filename);
$fp=fopen($filename,"rb");
fpassthru($fp);
flush();

Which does have the expected effect.

Dave

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[Anon]

Thank you for your prompt reply,

Maybe, my explanation is not enough. In my case, the appache server including php files is Linux(Redhat), and the OS of client is 'winNT server' (and the web browser is IE).
According to PHP online manual, fopen mode 'b' is useless on UNIX, I think Linux is same...
Anyway, I will try it. Thank you again, and please let me know if you can get another infomation about this.

Best regards,
Chiyo