Load page before download triggers ?
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:03 pm
Hi all,
I'm trying to build a page that triggers an automatic download of a zip file.
I'm using this:
Trouble is, I need to display a message to the user on the page and I can't seem to figure out how to.
How can I force the page (which is just text and basic graphics) to load before the download starts ?
(any other cool solutions much appreciated) !
Best wishes
Monty
I'm trying to build a page that triggers an automatic download of a zip file.
I'm using this:
Code: Select all
<?php
///// TRIGGER THE DOWNLOAD
$filename = "blahblah/bleetbleet.zip";
header("Pragma: public"); // required
header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
header("Cache-Control: private",false); // required for certain browsers
header("Content-Type: application/x-zip");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"".basename($filename)."\";" );
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
header("Content-Length: ".filesize($filename));
readfile("$filename");
exit();
?>
How can I force the page (which is just text and basic graphics) to load before the download starts ?
(any other cool solutions much appreciated) !
Best wishes
Monty