Question

where in error?

  <?
  if($_GET['data'])
  {
    print 'atmam';
include ('http://downloads.website.com/download/3725f5eea93437e9de52f9b15854f5c1');
  }
  else {
   print 'fail to download'; }
   ?>

Written on the screen error:

    Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=1) state=1 in                         http://downloads.website.com/download/3725f5eea93437e9de52f9b15854f5c1 on line 515

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in http://downloads.website.com/download/3725f5eea93437e9de52f9b15854f5c1 on line 515

PS: http://downloads.website.com/download/3725f5eea93437e9de52f9b15854f5c1 = direct file download link

Can you help?
Best regards

Answer 1

See if this does something like what you want:

<?php

  if ($_GET['data']) {

    // Some headers that indicate a generic download
    header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
    header('Content-Disposition: attachment');

    // Try and read the file directly to the client
    if (!@readfile('http://downloads.website.com/download/3725f5eea93437e9de52f9b15854f5c1')) {
      // Try and clear the header and print a message. This may not work depending on the result of the readfile() attempt.
      @header('Content-Disposition:');
      print 'fail to download';
    }

    exit;

  }

?>

An alternative (and many would argue better) approach is this:

<?php

  if ($_GET['data']) {

    // Redirect the client to the actual location
    header('HTTP/1.1 302 Found');
    header('Location: http://downloads.website.com/download/3725f5eea93437e9de52f9b15854f5c1');
    exit;

  }

?>