Force download of file without save as dialog

[jspano]

I searched here and found a few questions similar to this, but none that helped so here goes.

I need something that will download a file off a unix based webserver from a link that the end user clicks. The file should just download to the end user's temp dir and then run itself. It's an installer for a product of one of my clients. He doesn't want the end user to be able to save the installer off and move it to other computers etc.

I have access to unix based stuff like javascript, perl, php etc. Also Front Page.
TIA

 

[jemminger]

>> "The file should just download to the end user's temp dir and then run itself."

OMG! for obvious reasons, this can't be done in javascript.



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[jspano]

I figured it would be hard to do...

When my client sells his product, he wants to give the end user a link. The link should show a web page that says Please wait downloading. The file should be pushed out to the users temp dir and then ran. The user would then see my client's splash screen that's in the file and procede with a normal install.

I can do this on an MS server machine, but can't figure out how to on a unix based platform.