[web] automatic file download in PHP or HTML
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Hi all.
When I call somepage.php, and in page I load externaly download file path, how can I get to automaticly download that file without clicking anywhere? What is the command that starts downloading process?
I put in file
echo '<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content=0;url="'.$link.'">';
and that starts downloading, but on the next line I call header() function, to reexecute a page and that interupts downloading.
If I don't call header() function, in source code of php stay a link to file, and I don't want that.
Hmm... that's odd. Can you post a bit of the relevant PHP code that contains the header() call you mention?
I don't know what exactly is your problem but I can see that the HTML isn't formatted properly.
Your code:
Suppose $link is "http://ww.gamedev.net" then you will be echoing:
Notice the error in the content attribute (the quotes). The correct way is
The attribute is content and its value is "[time];url=[link]"
Maybe changing the echo statement will refresh the page without requiring a call to header()
Your code:
echo '<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content=0;url="'.$link.'">';Suppose $link is "http://ww.gamedev.net" then you will be echoing:
<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content=0;url="http://www.gamedev.net">Notice the error in the content attribute (the quotes). The correct way is
<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0;url=http://www.gamedev.net">The attribute is content and its value is "[time];url=[link]"
Maybe changing the echo statement will refresh the page without requiring a call to header()
you can try this, an adapt as you need
this is my template i use for opening a file in php, and sending it to the user as downloadable, with another name. i suppose this is what you want.
adapt the way you need it. but do remind to put it before the DTD, or anything else in html, since these are headers.
edit: filename is the physical file to be read, shortname is the default filename under which the user will save it (the one that will appear in the save dialog by default)
this is my template i use for opening a file in php, and sending it to the user as downloadable, with another name. i suppose this is what you want.
adapt the way you need it. but do remind to put it before the DTD, or anything else in html, since these are headers.
<?phpif ($_GET['id']==1) {$filename = 'chei.php';$shortname = 'buhu.txt'; }if (1==1) { $size = filesize($filename); header("Content-Type: application/save"); header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$shortname"); $fh = readfile("$filename"); // I use this instead of fopen because when fopen is used, it only reads 1KB of data //fseek($fp, 0); //fpassthru($fh); exit; } else {?> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"><html lang="en"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title>Download Error</title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- body {background-image:url(include/background.gif); font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif} a:hover {text-decoration:none; border-width:thin; border-style:dotted; background-color:#f2f2ff; color:#000000} a:focus {text-decoration:none; background-color:#dadae6; color:#000000} a:active {text-decoration:none; background-color:#ffffff; color:#000000} --> </style></head><body><h1>File <?php echo($filename); ?> not available</h1><p> Either the file you requested does not exist or you are not permitted to download it using this page.</p></body></html><?php}?>edit: filename is the physical file to be read, shortname is the default filename under which the user will save it (the one that will appear in the save dialog by default)
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Quote:Original post by izua
you can try this, an adapt as you need
this is my template i use for opening a file in php, and sending it to the user as downloadable, with another name. i suppose this is what you want.
adapt the way you need it. but do remind to put it before the DTD, or anything else in html, since these are headers.
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edit: filename is the physical file to be read, shortname is the default filename under which the user will save it (the one that will appear in the save dialog by default)
yeah that is what I want to achieve.
I use this:
<?phpob_start(); $page = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; $ip = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]; $dotip = str_replace (".", "", $ip); $hash = md5 ($dotip); $id = $_GET['dl'];$key = '';$path = '../';$xml = new DomDocument('1.0');$dl_link ='';if($id == 'true'): $key = $_GET['game']; if($_GET['hash'] == $hash): $xmlpath = $key.'.xml'; if (file_exists($xmlpath)): if($xml->load($xmlpath)): $dl_link=$xml->getElementsByTagName('dl')->item(0)->firstChild->nodeValue; if($dl_link) { echo '<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content=0;url="'.$path.$dl_link.'">';// header ("Location: " . $page ."?".$key."=read"); } endif; endif; else: header ("Location: " . $page ."?".$key."=read"); endif;endif;ob_end_flush();?>;and after that it loads a page normaly.
so if page is something like
mypage.php?dl=true&game=mygame&hash=5321adf7fca98789fc
it will first get from mygame.xml a dl path, then it will check if md5 hash is equal of hash of ip adress and then it will eventualy start a download.
if not it will show a page link in adress bar like: mypage.php?mygame=view and show desrciption of game.
So I have a link provided from xml file, and what I wanted is to download to start.
Mine solution is less elegant, but thats because I'm using php for 24 hours, and my logic is c++ish (actually php is very similar to c++, thats why I assimiliated is so quickly).
There is one rem-ed line. I wanted to start a download, then change pages link to mypage.php?mygame=read, but that wont work.
I'll try your script.
you'll have to work around with the variables and conditions, since i just copy-pasted it from my stuff, but overall, the headers are fine.
simply put, the download is just this code
i suppose $page is where the file name actually resides.
i use the previous piece of code when i need a file list (stored in a database, for example) and i request a file via get (like file.php?id=13) but i want it to be sent under another name.
this is also a good method if you want to have your files downloadable by keys (like some kind of one-use only, or licenses), or, if you want statistics on file hits. this will assume a basic download, if the client uses some download manager that splits the download into several pieces, you might get higher results, you'll need a workaround before considering a hit valid, after an IP for example, or a cookie.
applications are endless :)
izua
simply put, the download is just this code
$shortname="myfile.html";header("Content-Type: application/save"); header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$shortname"); $fh = readfile("$page");i suppose $page is where the file name actually resides.
i use the previous piece of code when i need a file list (stored in a database, for example) and i request a file via get (like file.php?id=13) but i want it to be sent under another name.
this is also a good method if you want to have your files downloadable by keys (like some kind of one-use only, or licenses), or, if you want statistics on file hits. this will assume a basic download, if the client uses some download manager that splits the download into several pieces, you might get higher results, you'll need a workaround before considering a hit valid, after an IP for example, or a cookie.
applications are endless :)
izua
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