PHP Header Content-Disposition: attachment forces .php file or inline
Solution 1
I think filesize($track)
is wrong, it should be the whole path filesize("/home/user/gets/".$track)
. This would cause php to output error messages, preventing you from setting the content-length and disposition header.
Solution 2
Try taking the quotes off the filename:
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=test.mp3');
^^^^^
Getting the name of the script instead of the filename you're trying to use is generally a sign that the filename contains invalid characters for the filesystem the browser's trying to save to. e.g. "
isn't permitted.
rubio
Updated on June 04, 2022Comments
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rubio almost 2 years
I want to download a single .mp3 file from my site but when using this code it forces a .php in Firefox and Safari. But in chrome it will send force the file as inline and play on the page. How can i get them to actually download a .mp3 file?
$track = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']; if (file_exists("/home/user/gets/" .$track)) { header("Content-Type: audio/mpeg"); header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($track)); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="test.mp3"'); $str = "/home/user/gets/".$track; readfile($str); exit; } else { header($_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL'].' 404 Not Found', true, 404); echo "no file"; }
I have also tried to download a .zip file as well and changing the Content-Type to application/ocetet-stream but it forces .php files on all browsers.
//$track = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']; $track = 'testfile.zip'; if (file_exists("/home/user/gets/" .$track)) { header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"); header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($track)); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="test.mp3"'); $str = "/home/user/gets/".$track; readfile($str); exit; } else { header($_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL'].' 404 Not Found', true, 404); echo "no file"; }