I can download it, but when I see the file I downloaded has 0 bytes, and I have readfile("stations.zip"); On 8/30/06, Peter Lauri <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
But can you download it correctly? Is it just the download box that shows 0 bytes? Or is it so that you actually is doing what you do below readfile() without any argument? So that you are actually downloading something empty? :) /Peter -----Original Message----- From: Rafael Mora [mailto:moraloco@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:00 PM To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [PHP] send a file or stream Hi!! Well it works now, but with another issue, when I download it, it says that it size is 0 bytes!! i fwrite the file in a while, is it correct? header()... while() { fwrite($da, "$somevar1:$somevar2"); } fclose($da); readfile(); thanks On 8/30/06, Peter Lauri <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Try this: > > header("Pragma: public"); > header("Expires: 0"); // set expiration time > header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0"); > header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); > header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="stations.gzip"'); > header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary"); > header("Content-Length: ".filesize(stations.gzip)); > readfile("stations.gzip"); > > /Peter > > PS! To maintain the list and its functionality, do not post same message > multiple times DS! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rafael Mora [mailto:moraloco@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:01 AM > To: Peter Lauri > Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PHP] send a file or stream > > Ok it works, but it returns me the same .php file, not the one I am > creating > > > > On 8/29/06, Peter Lauri <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > You need to make sure that you are not outputting ANYTHING before you do > > this. I might guess that you have a whitespace in the top of the script. > As > > soon as you output, the server can not send any more header information, > and > > the browser will think it is just text instead of treating it as an > > octet-stream. > > > > > > > > /Peter > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: Rafael Mora [mailto:moraloco@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:25 AM > > To: Peter Lauri > > Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [PHP] send a file or stream > > > > > > > > I test it and gave me this: xœ ÉÈ,V¢D…'Ôâ=(r)(??/§C0/¿D!1O!3· > > ¿¨$1¯D¡¸¤(3/] LÖ‑ so the user should read that?? this is my code: > > > > > > > > <?php > > $params = array('level' => 6, 'window' => 15, 'memory' => 9); > > > > $texto_original = "This is a test.\nThis is only a test.\nThis is not an > > important string.\n"; > > //echo "El texto original tiene " . strlen($texto_original) . " > > caracteres.\n"; > > > > $da = fopen('stations.gzip', 'w'); > > stream_filter_append($da, 'zlib.deflate', STREAM_FILTER_WRITE, $params); > > fwrite($da, $texto_original); > > fclose($da); > > > > header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); > > readfile("stations.gzip"); > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/29/06, Peter Lauri <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > <?php > > header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); > > readfile("path_to_compressed_file"); > > ?> > > > > > > > > Should do it then. if you know the path to the file :) > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: Rafael Mora [mailto:moraloco@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:10 AM > > To: Peter Lauri > > Subject: Re: [PHP] send a file or stream > > > > > > > > 1. A user sends a request to your server to get a compressed file > > 2. You compress the file on the server > > 3. I want to send back the file to the user > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/29/06, Peter Lauri <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Do you mean the following: > > > > 1. A user sends a request to your server to get a compressed file > > 2. You compress the file on the server > > 3. You want to send back to compressed file to the server > > > > It is number 3 you asking for? > > > > In that case: > > > > <?php > > header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); > > readfile("path_to_compressed_file"); > > ?> > > > > /Peter > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rafael Mora [mailto:moraloco@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:34 AM > > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [PHP] send a file or stream > > > > Hi! > > > > i want to send a file or output stream in a .php, but first compress it, > I > > tryed the example to compress files but how do i do to send as answer to > > the > > > > http request?? > > > > Rafa > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >