using include() on a compressed file

[BitFuzzy]

I've got a file in a htaccess protected directory, that I want to have downloaded by people authenticated through a mysql database.

the problem that when I use include ("somedir/file.tar.gz" the result is displayed binary rather than a download prompt.

any suggestions?

Altnernatly I've tried including a html file from the same directory, and have it redirect to the file in question. this ends up giving the expected login pop-up.. (I thought I could embed the authentication into the redirect link.. NOPE! heh)

 

[flugh]

I don't know the exact headers to send, but the first place I'd look is your 'Content-Type:' header sent before the included file. You have to tell the browser it's a zipped binary file of some sort, so that it will know to ask to save (usually) rather than render as some sort of text or HTML.

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JBR

 

[BitFuzzy]

flugh;

that's exactly what the problem was..

I'm set thanks though