[Gllug] PHP - no visible directory

[Alain Williams]

On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 11:31:48PM +0000, ft wrote:
> Hello, 
> 
> I have a problem/question with PHP. 
> 
> if you download a file, you click on a html-link. For the client, the
> structure of the directories are visible.
> 
> Is there a solution, to make it invisible, so that the client don't see
> the directories? 
> 
> html-link on the website
> <a href="index.php?file=file.pdf">Link for download</a>
> 
> PHP-script
> <?
> $dir = "./dir1/dir2/";
> $download = $dir.$file;
> # What is the command, to send the file to the client?

You need to set the content (mime) type & then send the data, eg:
	header('Content-type: application/pdf');
	readfile($download);

I assume that you will validate $file before you do this.

> ?>
> 
> Franz Timmer

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Alain Williams
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