prompting download using header()

[mr_burns]

hi,

i have been tryin to prompt the download of a file on the server using
the following code:

// send headers, forcing download:
header("Content-type: application/word");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename=\"files/myfile.doc\"");
....where myfile.doc in folder files is a file on the server relative
to the script:
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
(output started at /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php:8)
in /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php on line 10

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
(output started at /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php:8)
in /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php on line 11
can anyone tell me what i am doin wrong? i have read the php manual
thingy and to my primitive knowledge, this would work. any help?
cheers

burnsy

[Frank R. Suchy]

Am 30 Jul 2004 15:25:31 -0700 schrieb mr_burns:

hi,

i have been tryin to prompt the download of a file on the server using
the following code:

// send headers, forcing download:
header("Content-type: application/word");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename=\"files/myfile.doc\"");
...where myfile.doc in folder files is a file on the server relative
to the script:
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
(output started at /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php:8)
in /home/marty27/public_html/test/oarsome/test_prompt.php on line 10

You cannot use header() when the script allready has sent data to the
client.
This "Warning" says, the script (test_prompt.php) has allready done some
output on line 10. So have a closer look there...

And take a closer look at the php manual at
http://de3.php.net/manual/en/function.header.php
somewhere halfway through it says "Remember that header() must be called
before any actual output is sent,..."
Maybe take a look at headers_sent() as well.

hth,
Frank