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Mar 18th, 2007

Create and send text file

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I wonder if it is possible to send text file which is just at this moment prepared and it would be best if the file coud be send without creating on disc.
For example I would like to have on my web

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<a href="day.php">this day</a>

and when you click on this link day.php starts sending file day.txt which wil contain only one line with "monday" or "tuesday" etc. So browser will ask where you want to save this file. Is it possible to even send file day.txt without creating it on server?

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Mar 18th, 2007

Re: Create and send text file

Sorry for disturbing. I should better read the manual. It is just simple:

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<?php
header('Content-type: application/txt');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="day.txt"');
echo date("l");
echo "\r\n";
?>
<?php
header('Content-type: application/txt');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="day.txt"');
echo date("l");
echo "\r\n";
?>

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Re: Create and send text file

Hi!

You did not disturbed here.

It was very usefull for me and solved mine problem here.

Thanks,

Chess Patzer.

Click to Expand / Collapse Quote originally posted by pcs123 ...

Sorry for disturbing. I should better read the manual. It is just simple:
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<?php
header('Content-type: application/txt');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="day.txt"');
echo date("l");
echo "\r\n";
?>
<?php header('Content-type: application/txt'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="day.txt"'); echo date("l"); echo "\r\n"; ?>

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great job!

Thanks buddy!

Click to Expand / Collapse Quote originally posted by pcs123 ...

Sorry for disturbing. I should better read the manual. It is just simple:
PHP Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
<?php
header('Content-type: application/txt');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="day.txt"');
echo date("l");
echo "\r\n";
?>
<?php header('Content-type: application/txt'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="day.txt"'); echo date("l"); echo "\r\n"; ?>

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Nov 11th, 2009

Re: Create and send text file

There manual page on the readfile() function has some really good information and examples on sending a HTTP response with different headers. For example, if you want to support resuming downloads.

http://php.net/manual/en/function.readfile.php

A good thing to note for having PHP send your files is that you should use flush() if you want to start sending immediately. Otherwise PHP will buffer the output.
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.flush.php

This is useful if you're sending a large txt download.

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