php man page for http_send_file

HTTP_SEND_FILE(3)							 1							 HTTP_SEND_FILE(3)

http_send_file - Send file

SYNOPSIS
       bool http_send_file (string  $file)

DESCRIPTION
	Sends a file with support for (multiple) range requests.

	This functions behaviour and further action is dependent on the following INI settings: http.send.not_found_404 and http.log.not_found.

	If  the  INI  settinghttp.send.not_found_404  is enabled and the INI settinghttp.log.not_found points to a writable file, a log message is
       written when the $file was not found.

PARAMETERS
	      o $file
		- the file to send

RETURN VALUES
	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      A http_send_file(3) example

	      <?php
	      http_send_content_disposition("document.pdf", true);
	      http_send_content_type("application/pdf");
	      http_throttle(0.1, 2048);
	      http_send_file("../report.pdf");
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      HTTP/1.1 206 Partial Content
	      X-Powered-By: PHP/5.2.2
	      Accept-Ranges: bytes
	      Content-Length: 12345
	      Content-Range: bytes 0-12344
	      Content-Type: application/pdf
	      Content-Disposition: inline; filename="document.pdf"

	      %PDF...

SEE ALSO
       http_send_data(3), http_send_stream(3), http_throttle(3),  http_send_content_type(3),  http_send_content_disposition(3),  the  HttpResponse
       class if you are using PHP 5.1.0 and above.

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