HTTP Headers Help

Mike Starke plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:01:54 -0500


On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 10:51:27PM -0700, Bryce C wrote:
/_Ok, not exactly on-topic but it does relate.
/_I'm trying to write a php script that passes a binary file through it
/_for download.  This is to protect the file's true location (not web
/_accessible) and to allow my logger to log the transaction. 
/_Unfortunately, the filename doesn't get copied. That is, the file to
/_download shout be x.tar.gz but I get download.php.  Can someone help?
/_Note: I can't configure any of the services.
/_Note2: I know it's possible because I've seen other sites do it.

This Perl/CGI snippet may or may not be of any help; but I used it
for something similar a while back.

  #  print header(-attachment=>'invoice.html',-type=>'application/octet-stream'); 

v/r
-Mike