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From: "Dan Cech" <dcech at phpwerx.net>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 2:22 PM
To: <talk at lists.nyphp.org>
Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] Does PHP have file size download limits? 
Bestpractice?

> On 5/16/2011 2:16 PM, David Roth wrote:
>> I want to offer users to be able to download a file from a PHP script. I
>> seem to remember there were/are file size download limits with PHP?
>
> You're probably thinking of the php ini settings that affect file uploads. 
> The issues you're likely to run into offering large downloads are 
> indirect; memory limits can be a problem if you have to buffer the entire 
> file into memory in PHP.
>
> If you can stream it out to the client instead you can offer virtually 
> unlimited file sizes.  You may need to extend the maximum execution time 
> to avoid having your script cut off mid-download.
>
>> Also
>> what is the best practice for doing this with a PHP script? Thanks!
>
> Best practice would include providing proper HTTP headers according to 
> your situation, including Content-Disposition (with filename) and 
> Content-Length so the browser's download progress meter will work 
> properly.
>
> Dan
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