Downloading a file with a different name to the stored name

Question

Is it possible to let your user download a file with a different name?

For example, there is a file called "4324ffsd34.jpg". I want people to download it via download.php, with a different name (like "filetodownload.jpg"), without renaming the original file.

Answer 1

Sure, use a Content-disposition header

header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="filetodownload.jpg"'); 

if you wish to provide a default filename, but not automatic download, this seems to work.

header('Content-Disposition: filename="filetodownload.jpg"'); 

Answer 2

Sure you can, just try something like this:

$original_filename = '4324ffsd34.jpg'; $new_filename = 'my_new_filename_is_detailled.jpg';  // headers to send your file header("Content-Type: application/jpeg"); header("Content-Length: " . filesize($original_filename)); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $new_filename . '"');  // upload the file to the user and quit readfile($original_filename); exit; 

Hope it helps!