$file_name is just a name that scripts offers to the users in 'save as' dialog.
If you want to let them download a 'real' file, you have to use
fopen()/fpassthru() (or anything else you can think of, in order to open a file
and print it's content)
and fopen can take URL as an argument.
HTH,
Bojan Gajic
WreckRman2 wrote:
> When doing this does the $file_name have to be in the current directory or
> can it be a URL?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bojan Gajic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Natasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 2:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Sending Download Header
>
> >
> > header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$file_name");
> > header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); file://or any other MIME
> type
> > ....
> > echo "Content";
> >
> > HTH,
> > Bojan Gajic
> >
> >
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