php force download extension

Question

I\'m trying to force a download so this is my code:

$file = \'test.m4r\';
$mime = \'audio/aac\';
header(\"Pragma: public\"); // required
header(\"Expires: 0\");          


        

Answer 1

You can lie about the mimetype, but besides that there isn't anything you can do. Try:

"application/octet-stream"

This might work, and is the default for unknown filetypes etc.