[Programme]

I have a script where i want to export some information to a simple file, as shown under: (part of my function.php)

Code:

} if (!strcmp($cmd, "export")) {

     // The values to be written to file
     $values = "Title||Story||Cost||Value||Linka||Linkb";

     // Open file for writing
     $fp = @fopen("title.pmc","w") or die("Could not open file");

     // Write the config file
     $numBytes = @fwrite($fp, $values) or die("Could not write to file");

     // Close the config file
     @fclose($fp);

     header("Location: $HTTP_REFERER");
     exit;
}

This opens and writes the file, but what i want to do is to create this file temp, download the file, and then delete the created file if any!

So the file is only created and downloaded to the user, upon clicking the link, i really need some help with this one!

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Programme

[XxXoldsaltXxX]

I think i see what your saying..
but its not clear.

If you are wanting to store the info (and have it as a diff file for every user) use

PHP Code:

$temp = tmpfile();

$numBytes = @fwrite($fp, $values) or die("Could not write to file"); // You dont have to fopen() a tmp file

fclose($temp); // This also deletes the temp file.. no mess to clean up later. 

If thats not what you were asking, please explain more.

[Programme]

What i want to do is this!:

The values you see are actually data from a MySQL table. These data is shown in a table. I then have a link called export!

This link will get the data, put it in a text file and give it to the user for download, i do not want the file just generated to be stored on the server!

If i use what you have written:

PHP Code:

$temp = "title.pmc";

$numbytes = @fwrite($temp, $values) or die("Could not write");

fclose($temp);



header("Location: $temp");

exit; 

Is this something that could work, but if you say the the fclose deletes the temp file, i will have to do the location before the fclose?

[NeverMind]

fclose() closes the file only!
I can see what you want, but do you think it's a good idea? because maybe the user has slow connection and the file is deleted before the file is completlly downloaded so he will not be able to continue downloading!
so you may want to delete the file after 1 hour or whatever time you want or leave the file until another user wants to download another file then delete the old file..
that's my opinion but it's up to you ..

[Programme]

I am with you on the delete after a hours or whatever fits. Can you maybe give me an example on how to do this?

[Programme]

I resolved the problem myself with som tips! By using header i ended up with this script that send a file to the user with some conent of your choise:

PHP Code:

<?php



$Buffer='Title||Name||More stuff||mail';



header('Content-type: text/richtext; charset=UTF-8');

header('Content-Length: '.strlen($Buffer) );

header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="File.pmc"');



echo $Buffer;



?>