downloading of file failed via php

Question

I am trying to download a zip file via php but the downloading breaks in between abruptly and the code is as follows:

<?php
$zip_file="uploads/".$path; 
header('Content-type: application/zip');
header('Content-disposition: filename="'. $zip_file. '"');
header('Content-length:'. filesize($zip_file));
readfile($zip_file);
exit();
?>

The file I am trying to download is in the range of 50-100MB and above in size.Please help me to get through Thanks in advance

Did you get an error in the form of timeout? I can imagine downloading 50-100 mb might take longer than the maximum execution time as set in your ini file under `max-execution-time` — Jens Kooij, Sep 06 '16 at 11:22
Dup of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12225964/create-a-zip-file-and-download-it — RiggsFolly, Sep 06 '16 at 11:22

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 06 '16 at 11:30

Here you go. I already use this code every time.

<?php
$zip_file = "uploads/".$path;
    header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
    header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.basename($zip_file));
    header('Expires: 0');
    header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate');
    header('Pragma: public');
    readfile($zip_file);
    exit;
?>

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 06 '16 at 11:18

0

I believe you're missing the keyword "attachment" in this line:

header('Content-disposition: filename="'. $zip_file. '"');

So it should be:

header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename="'. $zip_file. '"');

answered Sep 06 '16 at 11:18

Jens Kooij

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i have used it already suggest another than this – Ashish Rai Sep 06 '16 at 11:23

downloading of file failed via php

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