[PHP] file downloading

2003-06-19 Thread Roberts, Mark (Tulsa)
I need to provide a way for users to download data files from a web site. I know that I could have then right click and save-as, however, I need to record this action in a database. If they just right click, I don't have any way to trigger the script to record the transaction. Does some one h

Re: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-28 Thread Christian Reiniger
On Wednesday 28 February 2001 01:06, you wrote: > > Great, thanks. > > I looked at the file(), but it sounded like is was just for > > local file use. > > oops, should've been include(). Sorry :) include () is surely wrong for that. fpassthru (as someone else mentioned), file() and (my personal

Re: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Chris Lee
try this, works for me. everywhere I read they say Im supposed to use application/octlet-stream but it doesnt allways seem to work in some browsers. -- Chris Lee Mediawaveonline.com ph. 250.377.1095 ph. 250.376.2690 fx. 250.554.1120 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ""Chris"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

RE: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Jason Murray
> Great, thanks. > I looked at the file(), but it sounded like is was just for > local file use. oops, should've been include(). Sorry :) Jason -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To con

Re: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Chris
Great, thanks. I looked at the file(), but it sounded like is was just for local file use. > > Is it possible to send a file to a browser? > > Sure. > > file(); > > > I would like to allow people to download a file, but I don't > > want to give away the path to the file, so a normal link

RE: [PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Jason Murray
> Is it possible to send a file to a browser? Sure. file(); > I would like to allow people to download a file, but I don't > want to give away the path to the file, so a normal link > wouldn't work. In that case: Header("Content-type: application/octet-stream"); file("whatyouwanttosend");

[PHP] File downloading?

2001-02-27 Thread Chris
Hi, Is it possible to send a file to a browser? I would like to allow people to download a file, but I don't want to give away the path to the file, so a normal link wouldn't work. I am hoping there is a way to use php to send the file using code, rather than trying to first copy the file to a t