checking downloads for 404?

php perl?

[skit_au]

On my site I link to like winzip and other downloads with 5 mirrors incase one is down. Is there a way in php (or perl but php pref) to when the link is clicked the script trys each link till it finds a working one and then starts the download?

Thanks
sk

[jatar_k]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld skit_au,

You could use an fopen [ww.php.net] and see if it creates the pointer. If not then move on to the next host until you find one.

I thought about this a bit and that seemed the simplest, though anyone else feel free to show me up. ;)