Hi there,
this is for everyone having problems with downloading files with IE5.x and SSL while using sessions !!!!!!!
You don't have to use 'session_cache_limiter('public');' before session_start() !!!
I had problems using it 'cause I would have ruined my session which is needed to create the file which was intended for download.
Instead of this, I use following headers:
header("Content-Type: WHATEVER_YOU_LIKE");
header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=\"excel.xls\"");
header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
header("Pragma: public");
The last header is the most important, cause the header "Pragma: nocache"
generated by PHP after calling session_start() is the main problem when using IE and SSL.
The "Pragma: nocache" is only recognized by IE5.x and ONLY used if connection is made over SSL.
Setting it to (not existing) "Pragma: public" overwrites the PHP-generated header, and everything works fine.
