Download file from URL using CURL

Question

I try to download file using a php-script from an URL like the following:

http://www.xcontest.org/track.php?t=2avxjsv1.igc

The code I use l

Answer 1

I had some issues making the (File Download Dialog Box) show up when using Curl until i did this :

// $ch = curl_init();
// curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url); 
// Other Curl options ....
$output = curl_exec($ch);
if (isset($_POST["downloadExcelFile"])){ 
        // in my code the "downloadExcelFile" field
        // is sent when i'm trying to download an excel file
        header('Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel');
        header('Content-Disposition: attachment;filename="file.xls"');
        header('Cache-Control: max-age=0');
        $fp = fopen("php://output", 'w');
        fwrite($fp, $output );
        fclose($fp);
    }