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Asked: 2026-06-06T13:35:29+00:00

Possible Duplicate: Sending large files reliably in PHP I will be distributing a PHP

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Sending large files reliably in PHP

I will be distributing a PHP script which enables people to provide downloadable products to their clients from their server via a masked URL (don’t want to give away the location on the server). Some files may be pretty large, so I need to make sure I use a method which is capable of handling larger files.

I am familiar with how to utilize each of the following download methods, I am just asking which would be the best to use (most efficient, reliable, universally supported, etc.):

Streaming fopen

Streaming cURL

file_get_contents

cURL

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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s generally best to let the webserver handle sending static files.

    Use x-sendfile for apache, lighttpd or nginx. You can use php for auth, send the X-Sendfile header, the script will terminate, and the web server will handle the sending of the file. The end user will never know where the file is on the server.

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