header("Content-Type: plain/text");

[yllai]

Following is my script. When I run this script, I want to generate a txt file with some words "This is sample" for user download. But, after I download the file, the content is all the script but not plain text words "This is sample". Any mistake with my script? Anyone can correct it for me?

<?php
$filecontent="This is sample";
$downloadfile="test.txt";

header("Content-Type: plain/text");
header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=$downloadfile");
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
header("Pragma: no-cache");
header("Expires: 0");

echo"$filecontent";

?>

Thanks in advanced.

[siMKin]

there's nothing wrong with your script. this should give the user the option to save a text file and this text file should contain only the words 'This is sample'
(and in fact, it does. i just tested it)

[yllai]

I get blank txt file with this script. Is it my IE not support this script? (IE 6.0)

[dreamcatcher]

Try using readfile after the headers instead of echo:

readfile($downloadfile);

dc

[siMKin]

it shouldn't matter what browser you're using.

[edited by: coopster at 2:11 pm (utc) on May 17, 2006]
[edit reason] removed url per TOS [webmasterworld.com] [/edit]

[yllai]

i still cannot get it...any other problem? my webserver is windowns server..can be?

[coopster]

Although modern browsers can be very forgiving perhaps your version is not. You have the MIME type reversed:

header("Content-Type: text/plain");

That is likely not the error though. Do you see your full source when you "View Source" in your browser? If so, then you are not parsing your PHP. Check the filename extension of the script and your server configuration.