Save remote file that pushes headers to force download

Question

I can download remote files using PHP but how do you download from a link that pushes headers out? I mean, you can click on some links and it will force a download and prese

Answer 1

Just tried to reproduce situation. Gubmo is right, this download method works for me with Content-Type: application/octet-stream and Content-type: application/force-download headers.

As explained here, HTTP 410 means that URL requested by the client is no longer available from that system. This is not a 'never heard of it' response, but a 'does not live here any more' response. Maybe they have some kind of antileach system.

This should be investigated. If they need cookies -- stream-context-create can help. Or maybe they check referer. But I am almost sure that problem is not in headers.

Hope this helps.

UPD Sample code you've asked about.

// file to download -- application/octet-stream
$remoteFile = 'http://dev/test/remote/send.php';
// file to download -- application/force-download
$remoteFile = 'http://chtyvo.org.ua/authors/Skriabin_Kuzma/Ya_Pobieda_i_Berlin.rtf.zip';
// file to store
$localFile = 'kuzma.zip';

$fin = fopen($remoteFile, "r");
if (!$fin) {
    die("Unable to open remote file");
}

$fout = fopen($localFile, "w");
if (!$fout) {
    die("Unable to open local file");
}

while (!feof($fin)) {
    $line = fgets($fin, 1024);
    fwrite($fout, $line, 1024);
}

fclose($fout);
fclose($fin);

Same as yours.