On Apr 2, 2015, at 4:08 PM, Sean Greenslade wrote:
On Thu, Apr 02, 2015 at 02:51:32PM -0700, Jeffry Killen wrote:
Hi;
This is new territory for me a maybe a bit off topic but
I am interested in finding out how to implement a downloading
mechanism with php and without using ftp (if possible).
I am understanding that http has a 'put' command. Is this the clue?
When a file is downloaded from a site, like, for instance, a source
code file from a directory. If the user does not have an ftp
client, does
the browser negotiate an ftp connection? As an application this could
be used for file transfer via a web site.
Thanks for time and attention
JK
Can you describe what you want in terms of the user's experience?
What kind of files? Why can't you just use normal files in an http
directory?
When you load a webpage, you are downloading a file via http. PHP just
gives you the ability to dynamically generate / alter that file before
it gets sent (downloaded). By setting the headers appropriately, the
page can tell the browser to interpret the file as something other
than
a regular webpage (e.g. an image). There are also headers that tell
the
browser to prompt the user to save the page, rather than trying to
display it. Is that what you were getting at?
--Sean
When a web page or a resource like an image or javascript file, or css
file
"downloads" it is rendered in the browser. It does not appear as a
separate
file written to the users system. What I am looking for is what might
be described
as the opposite of uploading a file.
Thanks for responses
JK
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