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[John Campbell]

On Jan 10, 2008 1:49 PM, Michael B Allen <ioplex at gmail.com> wrote:
> What is the most efficient way to write large files to the client?
>
> fpassthru?
>
> Mike

Yes.  Make sure you are not output buffering, and don't forget to call
session_write_close() before running fpassthru() if you are using
php's default session handler.

I have done this with fpassthru, and i have also used 302 redirects to
hashed file names.  The latter isn't as secure but it is more flexible
and faster.  Just as a heads up, fpassthru is going to be a problem if
you have mutiple servers.

Regards,
John Campbell