Using PHP to limit download speed 
November 19th, 2005, 06:26 PM
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I have been on the quest to find a php script that can serve files for downloads and limit the speed at which the file is transfered to the user. I want a faster download speed for registered members and a slower speed for guests.
The only other thing I can think of is using the header() function to force a download for the requested file type and stream the file to the user's browser. Then using sleep() or usleep() on a loop until the download completes.
Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?
~Chipgraphics
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November 20th, 2005, 01:59 PM
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Here is a snippet i found on php.net. -
[font=Courier New]<?php
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$file = "test.mp3"; [/font][font=Courier New]// file to be send to the client
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$speed = 8.5; [/font][font=Courier New]// 8,5 kb/s download rate limit
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if(file_exists($file) && is_file($file[/font][font=Courier New])) {
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header("Cache-control: private"[/font][font=Courier New]);
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header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream"[/font][font=Courier New]);
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header("Content-Length: ".filesize($file[/font][font=Courier New]));
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header("Content-Disposition: filename=$file" . "%20"[/font][font=Courier New]);
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flush[/font][font=Courier New]();
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$fd = fopen($file, "r"[/font][font=Courier New]);
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while(!feof($fd[/font][font=Courier New])) {
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echo fread($fd, round($speed*1024[/font][font=Courier New]));
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flush[/font][font=Courier New]();
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sleep(1[/font][font=Courier New]);
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}
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fclose ($fd[/font][font=Courier New]);
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}
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?> [/font]
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November 29th, 2005, 09:52 PM
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With the constant change of protocols and programming yada yada. I read over what you had suggested and combined a couple of the concepts into one package deal. And it worked on the first try ! :D So, thank you for pointing me in the right direction ! I'll list my source code below.
Here's a function to use PHP to control download bandwith speed: All original code I borrowed from PHP's online documentation found HERE. -
<?php
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function send_file($file, $speed = 100) {
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//First, see if the file exists
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if (!is_file($file)) {
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die("<b>404 File not found!</b>");
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}
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//Gather relevent info about file
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$filename = basename($file);
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$file_extension = strtolower(substr(strrchr($filename,"."),1));
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// This will set the Content-Type to the appropriate setting for the file
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switch( $file_extension ) {
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case "exe":
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$ctype="application/octet-stream";
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break;
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case "zip":
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$ctype="application/zip";
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break;
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case "mp3":
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$ctype="audio/mpeg";
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break;
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case "mpg":
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$ctype="video/mpeg";
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break;
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case "avi":
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$ctype="video/x-msvideo";
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break;
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// The following are for extensions that shouldn't be downloaded
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// (sensitive stuff, like php files)
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case "php":
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case "htm":
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case "html":
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case "txt":
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die("<b>Cannot be used for ". $file_extension ." files!</b>");
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break;
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default:
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$ctype="application/force-download";
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}
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// Begin writing headers
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header("Cache-Control:");
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header("Cache-Control: public");
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header("Content-Type: $ctype");
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$filespaces = str_replace("_", " ", $filename);
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// if your filename contains underscores, replace them with spaces
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$header='Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.$filespaces;
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header($header);
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header("Accept-Ranges: bytes");
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$size = filesize($file);
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// check if http_range is sent by browser (or download manager)
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if(isset($_SERVER['HTTP_RANGE'])) {
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// if yes, download missing part
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$seek_range = substr($_SERVER['HTTP_RANGE'] , 6);
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$range = explode( '-', $seek_range);
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if($range[0] > 0) { $seek_start = intval($range[0]); }
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if($range[1] > 0) { $seek_end = intval($range[1]); }
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header("HTTP/1.1 206 Partial Content");
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header("Content-Length: " . ($seek_end - $seek_start + 1));
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header("Content-Range: bytes $seek_start-$seek_end/$size");
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} else {
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header("Content-Range: bytes 0-$seek_end/$size");
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header("Content-Length: $size");
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}
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//open the file
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$fp = fopen("$file","rb");
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//seek to start of missing part
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fseek($fp,$seek_start);
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//start buffered download
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while(!feof($fp)) {
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//reset time limit for big files
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set_time_limit(0);
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print(fread($fp,1024*$speed));
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flush();
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sleep(1);
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}
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fclose($fp);
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exit;
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}
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?>
I hope that helps someone out too. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction !!
~Chipgraphics
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November 29th, 2005, 10:14 PM
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Hey, congrats on getting the results you were looking for.
Thanks for posting the code for people to learn from, that's what this forum is all about.
~KUB
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March 8th, 2006, 03:36 PM
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I used that script from php.net but i have a problem. When i click on download it starts download, but on ~600kB it stops and dont download....
can abybody explain me thit??
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March 8th, 2006, 05:06 PM
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Download issues from their server. Maybe wait for a few hrs and try again.
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March 8th, 2006, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by KUB365 Download issues from their server. Maybe wait for a few hrs and try again. | it is localhost.....
can it be some option of apache ???
in my webhosting i tried to download 20 MB and it was OK....
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July 5th, 2009, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Flegma I used that script from php.net but i have a problem. When i click on download it starts download, but on ~600kB it stops and dont download....
can abybody explain me thit?? | it's because php stops your script (your script will timeout).. to avoid it, copy following code in the top of your script:
set_time_limit(99999999);
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September 15th, 2009, 06:25 AM
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I'm pretty new to PHP. Where in this file would I include the name of the file that I want the user to download or is there a different way to set what file to use this script for? Thanks in advance!
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September 15th, 2009, 07:03 AM
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the file name is the function’s first parameter.
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September 15th, 2009, 07:11 AM
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My fault. I meant in chipgraphics code.
I would assume I would input the filename somewhere in this line: - $filename = basename($file);
If not, where?
Thanks in advance.
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September 15th, 2009, 07:37 AM
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as can be deduced from line 5 to 9.
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