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Zend Download Server - PHP API

Zend Download Server functions
- zend_send_file - Outputs the contents of a file to a client using the ZDS and terminates the script.
- zend_send_buffer - Ouputs the contents of a string buffer to a client using ZDS and terminates the script.
- zds_get_pid - Returns the download server's process ID.

PHP Functions

Outputs the contents of a file to a client using the ZDS and terminates the script.

void zend_send_file (string $filename [ , string $mime_type [ , string $custom_headers ]])

filename: The full path to the file for the download
mime_type: MIME type of the file. The function probes the file, using the list in the mime_type file. If that fails, the file is treated as an application/octet-stream.
custom_headers: User defined HTTP headers that are sent instead of the regular ZDS headers. If nothing is specified, a few essential headers are sent, anyway.

Ouputs the contents of a string buffer to a client using ZDS and terminates the script.

void zend_send_buffer (string $buffer [ , string $mime_type [ , string $custom_headers ]])

buffer: The actual content for the output
mime_type: MIME type of the file. If nothing is specified, the file is treated as an application/octet-stream.
custom_headers: User defined HTTP headers that will be sent instead of regular ZDS headers. If nothing is specified, a few essential headers are sent, anyway.

Returns the download server's process ID.

int zds_get_pid (void)

The download server's process ID.