prompting download using header()

[mr_burns]

hi,

i have been tryin to prompt the download of a file on the server using
the following code:

// send headers, forcing download:
header("Content-type: application/word");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename=\"file s/myfile.doc\"");


....where myfile.doc in folder files is a file on the server relative
to the script:


Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
(output started at /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php :8)
in /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php on line 10

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
(output started at /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php :8)
in /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php on line 11


can anyone tell me what i am doin wrong? i have read the php manual
thingy and to my primitive knowledge, this would work. any help?
cheers

burnsy

[Frank R. Suchy]

Re: prompting download using header()

Am 30 Jul 2004 15:25:31 -0700 schrieb mr_burns:
[color=blue]
> hi,
>
> i have been tryin to prompt the download of a file on the server using
> the following code:
>
> // send headers, forcing download:
> header("Content-type: application/word");
> header("Content-Disposition: attachment;
> filename=\"file s/myfile.doc\"");
>
>
> ...where myfile.doc in folder files is a file on the server relative
> to the script:
>
>
> Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
> (output started at /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php :8)
> in /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php on line 10[/color]

You cannot use header() when the script allready has sent data to the
client.
This "Warning" says, the script (test_prompt.ph p) has allready done some
output on line 10. So have a closer look there...

And take a closer look at the php manual at

http://de3.php.net/manual/en/function.header.php

somewhere halfway through it says "Remember that header() must be called
before any actual output is sent,..."
Maybe take a look at headers_sent() as well.

hth,
Frank