Rasmus thatnks for your help, this code works. <?php mysql_connect("localhost","user","pass"); mysql_select_db("db"); $query = "SELECT file_path from photos where photos_id=$photos_id"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error()); $row = mysql_fetch_row($result); $path = $row[0]; $file_name = basename($path); header("Content-type: application/octet-stream"); header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"$file_name\""); header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary"); readfile($path); ?> Data Driven Design 1506 Tuscaloosa Ave Holly Hil, FL 32117 http://www.datadrivendesign.com http://www.rossidesigns.net -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]