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Downloaded filename of file using X-Sendfile

Im using X-Sendfile to send a file instead of readfile. The script processing this, is named download.php and contains this:

$video_file = '/path/to/file/file.mp4';
header('X-Sendfile: '.$video_file);
header('Content-Type: video/mp4');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; file=\"file.mp4\"');
exit();

But problem is that the downloaded file is always named "download.php" (155Mb), and i would like to download it named as file.mp4. Ive tried several things like:

header('Content-Disposition: attachment; file="file.mp4"');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; file=file.mp4');

And all other posibilities, but still downloading the file as download.php.

My htaccess file contains: XSendFile On

Solution

  • You are sending an incorrect header. The filename property is called filename, not name:

    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="file.mp4"');

    See RFC2616 for a detailed description of the header.