Posted by shimmyshack on 03/02/07 13:12

On 2 Mar, 11:38, Obi <sprig...@dbzmail.com> wrote:
> HI all,
>
> I have a problem during download file with Internet Explorer 6.
>
> I use this script:
>
> header('Pragma: public');
> header('Expires: 0');
> header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
> header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
> //header('Content-Type: application/force-download');
> header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.$filename.'"');
> header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
> header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($dfile));
>
> In same case, this open a dialog box asking if open or save a file
> colled 'index.php' and not the correct file name
> and the description file is 'php file'
>
> May you help me?
>
> thanks in advance
> Fabio


Here's what I have had success with for years:


header("Pragma: no-cache");
header("Expires: Mon, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT");
header("Last-Modified: " . gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s") . " GMT");
header("Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate");
header("Cache-Control: post-check=0, pre-check=0", false);
header("Content-Length: ".$download_size);
// We'll be outputting a doc, using the right mimetype is great for
users.
header("Content-type: application/msword");
// It will be called $fname
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".$fname);

change the mimetype to suit, unless it really is some unidentified
binary file.

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