[PHP] Downloading a file with cURL

[Lock Down]

So the file is to be downloaded to a member and not on the server. Correct?

If yes then maybe the member has changed the way his browser is handling the rar type file.

Lock Down Reviewed by Lock Down on 18th Jun 2010. [PHP] Downloading a file with cURL This thread is both a code snippet and a question. Lets start with the code: $url = "http://downloadwebsite.com/file_you_are_going_to_download.rar"; $out = fopen("./".trim(basename($url)), 'wb+'); //Opens the temp file in the local directory of your server, same filename as the file you are downloading $ch = curl_init(); //initialize curl curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FILE, $out); //Set it to download the content to the file created previously curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0); Rating: 5

[Whoo]

So the file is to be downloaded to a member and not on the server. Correct?

If yes then maybe the member has changed the way his browser is handling the rar type file.

No, the file is to be stored on the server:

$out = fopen("./".trim(basename($url)), 'wb+'); //Opens the temp file in the local directory of your server, same filename as the file you are downloading 

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