Re: [PLUG] php prob: downloads corrupted file

["Samantha S. Ollinger" <sollinge@sas.upenn.edu>]

Here is an update, for anyone who is keeping track.

I don't have any control over the php.ini file to modify the "maximum
execution time" which I believe is the problem. Right now its set to 30
seconds. This file takes about 15 mins over a dsl line to download.

So I guess I am going to have to write it in cgi (which is not really a
big deal really)

Thanks to those who helped.

Sam


 On Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Paul wrote:

> Have you solved this problem?
>
> The "maximum execution time" determines how long a script is allowed to
> run.  Most scripts execute quickly.  The 30 second limit prevents things
> like endless loops from continuing forever.  And who wants to wait even
> 30 seconds for a script on a Web site to run?!
>
> Are you trying to send a file /to/ the server, or retrieve a file /from/
> the server?
>
> Have you tried basic methods of sending and receiving files?  In the
> simplest cases, PHP is required to send a file, but a simple link can be
> used to retrieve a file.  I'm suggesting testing methods of increasing
> in complexity.  Start with the basics with files that are know to
> sucessfully transfer.
>
> I'm not exactly sure about what you're trying to accomplish, but it
> seems like an .htaccess file could do the job of limiting access to a
> collection of files.
>
>
> Samantha S. Ollinger wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I have fiddled with this problem for a while, and I still cannot figure it
> >out. There is a file in a directory that is not accessible just by typing
> >in the url (protected dir). In this directory I have the files that I want
> >to be downloaded.
> >
> >Problem is the file I download is empty:
> >-rw-------    1 sam music           0 Mar 21 11:20 so.zip
> >
> >I read on of the lists that the "maximum execution time" determines the
> >size I can allow to be downloaded. According to phpinfo I have 30 as the
> >local and master value. I don't think I have understood what  "maximum
> >execution time" really means
> >
> >Here is two samples that I have tried with the same result:
> >
> >$filename='so.zip';
> >$fullfilepath='/protectedfiles/SS/';
> >$contentType='application/octet-stream';
> >header("Pragma: ");
> >header("Cache-Control: ");
> >header("Content-type: $contentType");
> >header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"".$filename."\"");
> >header("Content-length:".(string)(filesize($fullfilepath)));
> >$fd=fopen($fullfilepath,'r');
> >fpassthru($fd);
> >------------------------------------------
> >$file="/protectedfiles/SS/so.zip";
> >header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
> >header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=so.zip");
> >readfile("/protectedfiles/SS/so.zip");
> >-----------------------------------------------
> >
> >Does anyone have any ideas? I have tried every single example listed at
> >php.net under the readfile and fpassthru
> >
> >Thanks.
> >-Samantha
> >
> >
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