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Forcing File "Save As" Downloads

 
<?php
  $path = "images/winter.jpg";
  try {
    if (is_file ($path)){
      if ($file = fopen($path, 'rb')) {
        while(!feof($file) and (connection_status()==0)) {
          $f .= fread($file, 1024*8);
        }
        fclose($file);
      }
      $outputname = "myimage";
      header ("Content-type: image/jpeg");
      header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=".$outputname.".jpg");
      print $f;
    } else {
      throw new exception ("Sorry, file path is not valid.");
    }
  } catch (exception $e){
    echo $e->getmessage();
  }
  
?>








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