PHP Force Download Multiple Image URL file_get_contents

Question

I have a problem. I want to download multiple images form urls to visitor device. I dont need to zip the files. Just download one by one

This is my code :

$files = array(
    'https://example.com/image.jpg',
    'https://example.com/image2.jpg',
    'https://example.com/image3.jpg'
);

foreach($files as $file)
{
    $filename = 'images.jpg';

function forceDownload($filename, $type = "image/jpeg") {
    header('Content-Type: '.$type.'; charset=utf-8');
    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.$filename.'"');
}

forceDownload($filename, "image/jpeg");
echo file_get_contents($file);
}

Thanks

Do you want to download and show or only download external pictures? — Labradorcode, Aug 11 '18 at 09:36
I just want to download external pictures only to visitor PC, — Enryco ID, Aug 11 '18 at 09:38
I don't want to zip all files, i just wanna donwload files one by one on browser. — Enryco ID, Aug 11 '18 at 09:50

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 11 '18 at 09:54

You cant, HTTP doesn't provide a mechanism for sending multiple files over one request.

the only sensible way you can do this is to zip the images up into one zip file and download that.

OR...

display the images on the page and have a download button for each one individually I suppose.

Also your code is wrong, you are setting the file name to images.jpg and declaring a function every time you loop through the foreach loop.

PHP Force Download Multiple Image URL file_get_contents

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