I am using ftp_get to transfer a file from a secure location, to a temp location. (working)

Once at the temp location i need to have the file automatically download to the clients local machine. Something like a right click "save as" action. How do i do this? I'm thinking its done with headers but not sure.

My Current Code is below. Thanks for all responses.

[code=text]
// define some variables
$ftp_server = "123.45.67.890";
$local_file = '/scratch1/test/'.$name;
$server_file = $name;

echo "server file: $server_file <br>";

$ftp_user_name = "5a515";
$ftp_user_pass = "m5n5o5";

// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

if ($login_result) echo "Successfully connected<br>";

//change directory
ftp_chdir($conn_id, "tts");
ftp_chdir($conn_id, "incoming");

// try to download $server_file and save to $local_file
if (ftp_get($conn_id, $local_file, $server_file, FTP_BINARY)){

echo "Successfully written to $local_file\n";

}else{

echo "<br>There was a problem\n";
}

// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);

[/code]

A modification like this should do the trick...

PHP Code:

<?php
  if (isset($_GET['action']))
  {
    switch ($_GET['action'])
    {
      case 'download':
        if (isset($_GET['file']))
        {
          $file = '/scratch1/test/' . $_GET['file'];
          if (file_exists($file))
          {
            $filetype = false;
            if ($finfo = @finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME))
            {
              $filetype = @finfo_file($finfo, $file);
            }
            else
            {
              $filetype = @mime_content_type($file);
            }
            
            if ($filetype) header("Content-type: $filetype");
            echo @file_get_contents($file);
            exit();
          }
        }
        
        header('HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found');
        exit();
        break;
    }
  }
// define some variables
$ftp_server = "123.45.67.890";
$local_file = '/scratch1/test/'.$name;
$server_file = $name;
echo "server file: $server_file <br>";
$ftp_user_name = "5a515";
$ftp_user_pass = "m5n5o5";
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
if ($login_result) echo "Successfully connected<br>";
//change directory
ftp_chdir($conn_id, "tts");
ftp_chdir($conn_id, "incoming");
// try to download $server_file and save to $local_file
if (ftp_get($conn_id, $local_file, $server_file, FTP_BINARY)){
echo "Successfully written to $local_file - Click <a href='" . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . "?action=download&file=" . urlencode($server_file) . "' target='_blank'>here</a> to download\n";
}else{
echo "<br>There was a problem\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>

mgraphic-

i can see how your idea will work, but i would like the file to automatically download to them. They have all ready chosen a link to start the whole process. Having them click another link to finish the download is 1 click to much.

This is the solutions. Thanks to NogDog.

// try to download $server_file and save to $local_file 
if (ftp_get($conn_id, $local_file, $server_file, FTP_BINARY)){ 
    header('Content-Length: '. filesize($local_file)); 
    header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream'); 
    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.basename($local_file).'"'); 
    header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary'); 
    header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0'); 
    readfile($local_file); // send the file 
    exit;  // make sure no extraneous characters get appended 
}