Downloading file from mysql database
I am trying to allow users to download files from a mysql database using php. I've already successfully uploaded the file and its name to the table attachments.
Here is the link they click on:
echo "<a href=\"/page.php?&action=download&id=$id\">$filename</a>";'
and here is the action download:
if($action == 'download'){
$query = $db->query("SELECT * from attachments where id=$id");
$file = $db->fetch_array($query);
// Send the attachment
header("Content-disposition: filename=$file[filename]");
header("Content-Length: ".strlen($file[attachment]));
echo $file[attachment];
}Is there something I'm doing wrong? The browser just hangs when I click the link.
airoid3000 posted this at 06:07 — 16th June 2005.
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does anyone have any way of downloading a file from a mysql database? i need help!
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