.php file download issue

If you really need to protect your downloads , you need to deny the direct access of the file location using Apache directives or.

Use more secure slugs to receive a file name from your database. For example you can encrypt the database row key as well. Published in: PHP Scripts. Most JavaScript examples…. I ditched Apache so many years ago… I thought it was practically shipped with nowadays. Just another reason to switch to an nginx-based solution. I think lighty has supported it for a long time too. Then they should move away from shared hosts. Sure they should move away, but many of them stick with shared hosting because of the higher costs for managed server hosting.

Hi, i used your code to create a download. I would like to protect also my folder from url access, if i use as chmod value, the page will not return the download file, but it will stay blank the fopen fail..

Which value should i use for access files from the code? Or protect your directory via. Two arguments are used in the readfile function. Output After the download link of the PDF file is clicked, the following output will appear. This article provided a simple way to forcibly download any file using the PHP script, to help readers to add the download feature in their script.

I am a trainer of web programming courses. I like to write article or tutorial on various IT topics. Generally, no PHP script is required to download a file with the extensions exe and zip. If the file location of this type of file is set in the href attribute of the anchor element, then the file automatically downloads when the user clicks on the download link.

These files can be downloaded forcibly in PHP using the readfile function that does not download automatically. This tutorial shows you how to forcibly download any file using PHP script.

Check Download Links It was previously mentioned that zip and exe files download automatically, without using PHP script. Is this website helpful to you? Please give us a like , or share your feedback to help us improve.

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