Downloading file using PHP pointer

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Downloading file using PHP pointer

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I am storing files above the root directory of my server, and I'm planning on giving users a download by using a php file.

Here is my code:
For the download link:

Download

and for the FileGrab.php file:

//This will grab a file from the server

if (file_exists(UPLOAD_ADR.$_GET['adr'])) {
    header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
    header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');

    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="example.CATPart"');
    header('Expires: 0');
    header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate');
    header('Pragma: public');
    header("Content-length: ".filesize(UPLOAD_ADR.$_GET['adr'])); 

   readfile(UPLOAD_ADR.$_GET['adr']);
   exit;
}
?>

I got the above code (in essence) from here

FileGrab.php is loading but it looks like it is just spewing out a raw text form of the file, arbitrary text/symbols etc.

Checked that the file exists, and file size returns a value. Don't know how to get anymore errors to check out of it!

Does it make a difference this is a .CATPart file, which is a little abstract but necessary...

Any help greatly appreciated :)

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